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Where does “жестоко” come from?

жестоко (Russian) comes from Russian жесто́кий, from Old East Slavic жестокъ, from Proto-Slavic žestokъ.

жестоко (Russian): hard, harshly, sorely, violently, foully, sore,...

Definitions

  1. hard, harshly, sorely, violently, foully, sore,...

Ancestry of “жестоко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжесто́кийcruel
2Old East Slavicжестокъ—
3Proto-Slavicžestokъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic žestokъ →