Where does “алчность” come from?

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

алчность (Russian): greed, greediness, avidity, cupidity

Definitions

  1. greed, greediness, avidity, cupidity

Ancestry of “алчность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianа́лчныйgreedy
2Old Church Slavonicалъчьнъhungry, starving
3Proto-Slavicòlčьnъhungry
4Proto-Balto-Slavicalˀkinashungry
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀkinasEvery word from Proto-Slavic òlčьnъEvery word from Old Church Slavonic алъчьнъ
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