Where does “хрьбьтъ” come from?

хрьбьтъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic xrьbьtъ — back, spine; ridge.

хрьбьтъ (Old Church Slavonic): spine

Definitions

  1. spine

Ancestry of “хрьбьтъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxrьbьtъback, spine; ridge
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