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Source:*stěnaProto-Slaviccertain

Jat before a hard n: стена, стіна, ściana, stěna — and BCS stijena, which drifted to 'rock face'.

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ściana

ˈɕtɕana

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Russian
стена́stena
stʲɪˈnainherited
Ukrainian
стіна́stina
stʲiˈnainherited
Polish
ściana
ˈɕtɕanainherited
Czech
stěna
ˈscɛnainherited
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
zidзид
ziddifferent word · BCS zidati 'to build' (Proto-Slavic *zьdati)
The cognate stijena/stena means 'rock, cliff'.
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