Where does “зрелищный” come from?

зрелищный (Russian) comes from Russian зрелище, from Russian зреть, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

зрелищный (Russian): spectacle, show

Definitions

  1. spectacle, show

Ancestry of “зрелищный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзрелищеspectacle, show
2Russianзретьto ripen, to mature; to watch, to look at
3Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti →Every word from Russian зреть →