Where does “tȓst” come from?

tȓst (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic trьstь, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₁- — to streak, to strip; stiff; to be stiff.

tȓst (Serbo-Croatian): reed

Definitions

  1. reed

Ancestry of “tȓst”, step by step

tȓst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic trьstь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictrьstьreed, cane; cane stick
2Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₁-to streak, to strip; stiff; to be stiff

via Proto-Slavic trъstь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictrъstьcane

Words derived from “tȓst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic trьstь →
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