Where does “а́лчный” come from?

а́лчный (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic алъчьнъ, from Proto-Slavic òlčьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀkinas — hungry.

а́лчный (Russian): greedy

Definitions

  1. greedy

Ancestry of “а́лчный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicалъчьнъhungry, starving
2Proto-Slavicòlčьnъhungry
3Proto-Balto-Slavicalˀkinashungry

Words derived from “а́лчный”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀkinas →Every word from Proto-Slavic òlčьnъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic алъчьнъ →