Where does “хи́тър” come from?

хи́тър (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic хꙑтръ, from Proto-Slavic xytrъ, from Proto-Slavic -rъ, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

хи́тър (Bulgarian): cunning, smart

Definitions

  1. cunning, smart

Ancestry of “хи́тър”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicхꙑтръsly; cunning; wise
2Proto-Slavicxytrъcunning, sly, wise
3Proto-Slavic-rъFrom intransitive verbs or basic 0-grade stems,...
4Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “хи́тър”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →Every word from Proto-Slavic -rъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic xytrъ →