Where does “борзо́й” come from?

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

борзо́й (Russian): swift

Definitions

  1. swift

Ancestry of “борзо́й”, step by step

борзо́й traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian бо́рзый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбо́рзыйswift, brisk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Old East Slavic бързъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicбързъquick, fast

Words derived from “борзо́й”

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