Where does “горький” come from?
горький (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic gorьkъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.
горький (Russian): bitter
Ancestry of “горький”, step by step
Words derived from “горький”