Where does “strela” come from?

strela (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic strěla, from Proto-Indo-European strēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strela (Slovak): bullet; shot

Definitions

  1. bullet; shot

Ancestry of “strela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstrělaarrow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic strěla →