Where does “ужасно” come from?

ужасно (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian ужа́сен, from Bulgarian у́жас, from Proto-Slavic užasъ, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

ужасно (Bulgarian): terribly, horribly

Definitions

  1. terribly, horribly

Ancestry of “ужасно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianужа́сенterrible, horrible, awful
2Bulgarianу́жасterror, horror
3Proto-Slavicužasъhorror; astonishment
4Proto-Slavicu-away
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