Where does “дикость” come from?

дикость (Russian) comes from Russian ди́кий, from Proto-Slavic dikъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰiHkos.

дикость (Russian): wildness, savagery

Definitions

  1. wildness, savagery

Ancestry of “дикость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianди́кийwild
2Proto-Slavicdikъwild animal, especially wild boar; wild, untamed
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰiHkos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰiHkos →Every word from Proto-Slavic dikъ →Every word from Russian ди́кий →