Where does “ревниво” come from?
ревниво (Russian) comes from Russian ревни́вый, from Proto-Slavic rьvьnivъ, from Proto-Slavic -ivъ, from Proto-Slavic -vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
ревниво (Russian): jealously
Ancestry of “ревниво”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ревни́вый | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rьvьnivъ | desirable, likable; jealous, envious |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ivъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -vъ | From thematic declension of u-stem... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *-was | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |