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Where does “грешный” come from?

грешный (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic grěšьnъ, from Proto-Slavic grěxъ — sin.

грешный (Russian): sinful; guilty, culpable

Definitions

  1. sinful; guilty, culpable

Ancestry of “грешный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrěšьnъ—
2Proto-Slavicgrěxъsin
Every word from Proto-Slavic grěxъ →