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Where does “крепкий” come from?

крепкий (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic krěpъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Ancestry of “крепкий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrěpъkъstrong
2Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
3Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “крепкий”

  • крепить
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