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Where does “струя” come from?

струя (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic струя, from Proto-Slavic struja, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sraujāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

струя (Russian): jet, air blast; spurt, squirt, stream; current,...

Definitions

  1. jet, air blast; spurt, squirt, stream; current,...

Ancestry of “струя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicструя—
2Proto-Slavicstrujastream
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsraujāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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