Where does “сварливый” come from?
сварливый (Russian) comes from Russian свари́ть, from Old East Slavic свари́ти, from Proto-Slavic *svariti, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
сварливый (Russian): peevish, shrewish, grumpy, cantankerous
Definitions
- peevish, shrewish, grumpy, cantankerous
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