Where does “чьрствъ” come from?
чьрствъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic čьrstvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kirst(w)os, from Proto-Indo-European krt-two-.
Ancestry of “чьрствъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | čьrstvъ | firm |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kirst(w)os | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krt-two- | — |