Where does “шерсть” come from?

шерсть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сьрсть, from Proto-Slavic sьrstь, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer(s)- — rough hair, bristle.

шерсть (Russian): fur, hair; wool; woollen cloth, worsted, wadding

Definitions

  1. fur, hair; wool; woollen cloth, worsted, wadding

Ancestry of “шерсть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсьрсть—
2Proto-Slavicsьrstьfur, hair, wool
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer(s)-rough hair, bristle

Words derived from “шерсть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer(s)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrstь →Every word from Old East Slavic сьрсть →