Where does “жесто́кий” come from?

жесто́кий (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic жестокъ, from Proto-Slavic žestokъ — stern, hard, stiff, rigid (for material).

жесто́кий (Russian): cruel

Definitions

  1. cruel

Ancestry of “жесто́кий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicжестокъ—
2Proto-Slavicžestokъstern, hard, stiff, rigid (for material)

Words derived from “жесто́кий”

Every word from Proto-Slavic žestokъ →Every word from Old East Slavic жестокъ →