Where does “исполинский” come from?

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

исполинский (Russian): gigantic

Definitions

  1. gigantic

Ancestry of “исполинский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianисполи́нgiant
2Old Church Slavonicисполинъgiant
3Proto-Slavic*jьspolinъgiant
Every word from Proto-Slavic *jьspolinъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic исполинъ →Every word from Russian исполи́н →
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