Where does “trska” come from?

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

trska (Serbo-Croatian): reed, cane

Definitions

  1. reed, cane

Ancestry of “trska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantȓstreed
2Proto-Slavictrьstьreed, cane; cane stick
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₁-to streak, to strip; stiff; to be stiff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic trьstь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian tȓst →