Etymograph

English

strelets

Strelets comes from Russian стреле́ц, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *strělьcь.

  1. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*strělьcь1reconstructed
  2. Russianmodernстреле́ц2streléc
  3. Englishtodaystrelets2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Russian стрелец
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English strelets

Lineage

  1. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*strělьcьWiktionary, Russian стрелецreconstructed
  2. Russianmodernстреле́цWiktionary, English streletsstreléc
  3. EnglishtodaystreletsWiktionary, English strelets

Every English word from Proto-Slavic *strělьcь

Today it means

noun A unit of Russian guardsmen from the 16th to the early 18th centuries, armed with a firearm.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “strelets”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Russian стрелец. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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