Where does “izba” come from?

izba (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic jьstъba, from Proto-Germanic *stubu.

izba (Serbo-Croatian): < *istba; room; hovel

Definitions

  1. < *istba; room; hovel

Ancestry of “izba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьstъbaroom
2Proto-Germanic*stubu
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stubuEvery word from Proto-Slavic jьstъba