Where does “свиреп” come from?

свиреп (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic *sverěpъ — burdock.

свиреп (Macedonian): cruel, brutal

Definitions

  1. cruel, brutal

Ancestry of “свиреп”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*sverěpъburdock
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sverěpъ
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