Where does “стро́йка” come from?

стро́йка (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic стройи, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

стро́йка (Russian): construction

Definitions

  1. construction

Ancestry of “стро́йка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicстройи—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “стро́йка”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →