Where does “исполи́н” come from?

исполи́н (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic исполинъ, from Proto-Slavic *jьspolinъ — giant.

исполи́н (Russian): giant

Definitions

  1. giant

Ancestry of “исполи́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicисполинъgiant
2Proto-Slavic*jьspolinъgiant

Words derived from “исполи́н

Every word from Proto-Slavic *jьspolinъEvery word from Old Church Slavonic исполинъ