Where does “struja” come from?

struja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic struja, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sraujāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

struja (Serbo-Croatian): electricity; current; river stream

Definitions

  1. electricity; current; river stream

Ancestry of “struja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstrujastream
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsraujāˀstream, current
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sraujāˀ →