Where does “жестокъ” come from?
жестокъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic žestokъ — stern, hard, stiff, rigid (for material).
Ancestry of “жестокъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | žestokъ | stern, hard, stiff, rigid (for material) |