English
Starobilsk
Starobilsk comes from Ukrainian Старобі́льськ, from старий ‘old, ancient’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂-ró-s ‘to stand (up)’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sth₂-ró-s‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*stāˀrasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*starъ‘old’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernстаръ
- Ukrainianmodernстарийstaryj‘old, ancient’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernбілаbila
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernСтаробі́льськStarobílʹsʹk
- EnglishtodayStarobilsk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sth₂-ró-s‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*stāˀrasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*starъ‘old’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernстаръ
- Ukrainianmodernстарийstaryj‘old, ancient’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernбілаbila
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernСтаробі́льськStarobílʹsʹk
- EnglishtodayStarobilsk
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂-ró-s
Today it means
name A city and raion of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sth₂-ró-s / Starobilsk