Where does “краткосрочный” come from?

краткосрочный (Russian) comes from Russian срок, from Old East Slavic сърокъ, from Proto-Slavic sъrokъ — appointment, due date, timespan for which something is agreed upon.

краткосрочный (Russian): short-term

Definitions

  1. short-term

Ancestry of “краткосрочный”, step by step

краткосрочный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian срок

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсрокperiod, span; date, term, time
2Old East Slavicсърокъ
3Proto-Slavicsъrokъappointment, due date, timespan for which something is agreed upon

via Russian кра́ткий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкра́ткийbrief
Every word from Proto-Slavic sъrokъEvery word from Old East Slavic сърокъEvery word from Russian срок