Where does “Стерненко” come from?

Стерненко (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -е́нко, from Ukrainian Тара́с, from Ancient Greek Ταράσιος, from Ancient Greek ταράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreh₂gʰ- — to irritate; rough.

Ancestry of “Стерненко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-е́нкоAdded to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname
2UkrainianТара́с—
3Ancient GreekΤαράσιος—
4Ancient GreekταράσσωI disturb; I agitate
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreh₂gʰ-to irritate; rough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreh₂gʰ- →Every word from Ukrainian -е́нко →Every word from Ancient Greek ταράσσω →