Where does “стригти” come from?

стригти (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic striťi, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

стригти (Ukrainian): to cut (hair, fur, grass, etc.), to shear, to clip, to trim

Definitions

  1. to cut (hair, fur, grass, etc.), to shear, to clip, to trim

Ancestry of “стригти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstriťito cut (hair, fleece, grass), to shear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “стригти”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic striťi →