stwa
Upper Sorbian edit
Alternative forms edit
- jstwa (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *jьstъba, from Proto-Germanic *stubō (“room, living room, heated room”). Cognate with Lower Sorbian śpa (“room”), Polish izba (“chamber”), Slovak izba (“room”), Russian изба́ (izbá, “peasant house”), Bulgarian изба (izba, “cellar”), Serbo-Croatian ìzba (“closet”).
Noun edit
stwa f
- room (division in a building)