Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stěna

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *staiˀnā́ˀ. Cognate with Proto-West Germanic *stain (stone), Ancient Greek στῖον (stîon, pebble) and Sanskrit स्त्यायते (styāyate, hardens, solidifies).

Noun

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*stěnà f

  1. conglomeration (of stones)
  2. lump, block
  3. cliff, rock
  4. wall, stone wall

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “стена”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “стена”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 201
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “стена”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa