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Where does “stina” come from?

stina (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

stina (Serbo-Croatian): rock

Definitions

  1. rock

Ancestry of “stina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianstânăhut
2Old Church Slavonicстѣнаrock; wall
3Proto-Slavicstěnaconglomeration; lump, block; cliff, rock
4Proto-Balto-Slavicstaiˀnāˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstoyh₂-neh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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