Etymograph

English

strigolnik

Strigolnik comes from Russian стригольник, and goes back to Old East Slavic стригольникъ.

  1. Old East Slavicmodernстригольникъ1
  2. Russianmodernстригольник2strigolʹnik
  3. Englishtodaystrigolnik2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Russian стригольник
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English strigolnik

Lineage

  1. Old East SlavicmodernстригольникъWiktionary, Russian стригольник
  2. RussianmodernстригольникWiktionary, English strigolnikstrigolʹnik
  3. EnglishtodaystrigolnikWiktionary, English strigolnik

Every English word from Old East Slavic стригольникъ

Today it means

noun A follower of a Russian Christian sect that appeared in the mid-14th century.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “strigolnik”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Russian стригольник. 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.

Etymograph / Old East Slavic стригольникъ / strigolnik

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