Where does “щам” come from?
щам (Russian) comes from Russian щи, from Proto-Slavic (j)ešče, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁esk(ʷ)e(h₁).
щам (Russian): dative of щи
Ancestry of “щам”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | щи | API • f inan pl or m inan pl <br>; shchi; face,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | (j)ešče | still, yet |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₁esk(ʷ)e(h₁) | — |