Where does “ожесточение” come from?
ожесточение (Russian) comes from Russian ожесточи́ть, from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
ожесточение (Russian): bitterness, obduracy, anger, cruelty
Definitions
- bitterness, obduracy, anger, cruelty
Ancestry of “ожесточение”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ожесточи́ть | to harden, to embitter |
| 2 | Russian | о- | prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |