Where does “Chytry” come from?

Chytry (Polish) comes from Old Polish chytry, from Proto-Slavic xytrъ, from Proto-Slavic -rъ, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Chytry (Polish): sly, wily

Definitions

  1. sly, wily

Ancestry of “Chytry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishchytrycunning; insidious; deceptive
2Proto-Slavicxytrъcunning, sly, wise
3Proto-Slavic-rъFrom intransitive verbs or basic 0-grade stems,...
4Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “Chytry

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rósEvery word from Proto-Slavic -rъEvery word from Proto-Slavic xytrъ
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