Words · Russian
Russian: S
сестра
sestra
sister Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English sister
The old word began sw-, as in Old English sweostor. English, Latin and Russian each lost the w. Latin soror (older sosor) turned the middle s into r. (English sister itself was borrowed from Old Norse systir, which replaced Old English suster.)
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стоять
stoyat'
stand Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English stand
A t after s stays t, so the first sound change skipped it. English added an n in the middle, and Greek turned the starting s into h.
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струя
struya
stream, jet Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English stream
English, German and Russian have str- where Greek has rh- (rheō, 'I flow'). All come from a root meaning 'to flow'.
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шить
shit'
sew Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English sew
The s held in English, Latin (suere) and Gothic (siujan); Russian turned it into sh (shit').
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