Where does “жесток” come from?

жесток (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic žestokъ — stern, hard, stiff, rigid (for material).

жесток (Bulgarian): cruel, brutal, merciless, mean, obdurate,...

Definitions

  1. cruel, brutal, merciless, mean, obdurate,...

Ancestry of “жесток”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžestokъstern, hard, stiff, rigid (for material)
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