Where does “бо́рзый” come from?

бо́рзый (Russian) comes from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

бо́рзый (Russian): swift, brisk

Definitions

  1. swift, brisk

Ancestry of “бо́рзый”, step by step

бо́рзый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Proto-Slavic bъrzъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbъrzъfast, swift

Words derived from “бо́рзый”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →