Where does “хитряга” come from?

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

хитряга (Bulgarian): sly, crafty person

Definitions

  1. sly, crafty person

Ancestry of “хитряга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianхи́търcunning, smart
2Old Church Slavonicхꙑтръsly; cunning; wise
3Proto-Slavicxytrъcunning, sly, wise
4Proto-Slavic-rъFrom intransitive verbs or basic 0-grade stems,...
5Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →Every word from Proto-Slavic -rъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic xytrъ →