stwa

Upper Sorbian

Alternative forms

• jstwa (obsolete)

Etymology

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

stwa f

1. room (division in a building)