Where does “сестра” come from?

сестра (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sestrà — sister.

сестра (Serbo-Croatian): sister; nun, short for часна сестра; nurse, short...

Definitions

  1. sister; nun, short for часна сестра; nurse, short...

Ancestry of “сестра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsestràsister
Every word from Proto-Slavic sestrà
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