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
- fur, hair; wool; woollen cloth, worsted, wadding
Ancestry of “шерсть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | сьрсть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sьrstь | fur, hair, wool |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer(s)- | rough hair, bristle |