Where does “усторобиться” come from?
усторобиться (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic усторобити ся, from Proto-Slavic storbiti, from Proto-Indo-European sterbʰ- — to exert; to become stiff.
усторобиться (Russian): to mature (of a man)
Definitions
- to mature (of a man)
Ancestry of “усторобиться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | усторобити ся | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | storbiti | to relieve; to heal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sterbʰ- | to exert; to become stiff |