Where does “накрепко” come from?
накрепко (Russian) comes from Russian кре́пко, from Russian кре́пкий, from Proto-Slavic krěpъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
накрепко (Russian): very firmly
Definitions
- very firmly
Ancestry of “накрепко”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кре́пко | firmly, solidly, fast, strong, hard |
| 2 | Russian | кре́пкий | strong, firm, solid |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | krěpъkъ | strong |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ъkъ | Forms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |