Where does “strahota” come from?

strahota (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian strȃh, from Proto-Slavic straxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.

strahota (Serbo-Croatian): horror, terror

Definitions

  1. horror, terror

Ancestry of “strahota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstrȃhfear, dread with
2Proto-Slavicstraxъfear, terror
3Proto-Balto-Slavicstrākš-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš- →Every word from Proto-Slavic straxъ →