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
Ancestry of “стро́йка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | стройи | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
Words derived from “стро́йка”