Where does “хворостъ” come from?

хворостъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic xvorstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kšwáršta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kworstom.

Ancestry of “хворостъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxvorstъbrushwood
2Proto-Balto-Slavickšwáršta
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kworstom

Words derived from “хворостъ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kworstomEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kšwárštaEvery word from Proto-Slavic xvorstъ