Where does “Poreština” come from?
Poreština (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian stina, from Romanian stână, from Old Church Slavonic стѣна, from Proto-Slavic stěna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staiˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European stoyh₂-neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Poreština (Serbo-Croatian): the Poreč microregion
Definitions
- the Poreč microregion
Ancestry of “Poreština”, step by step
Poreština traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian stina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | stina | rock |
| 2 | Romanian | stână | hut |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | стѣна | rock; wall |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | stěna | conglomeration; lump, block; cliff, rock |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | staiˀnāˀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stoyh₂-neh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Serbo-Croatian Pȍreč
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | Pȍreč | — |