Where does “страшнова́тый” come from?

страшнова́тый (Russian) comes from Russian стра́шный, from Proto-Slavic strašьnъ, from Proto-Slavic straxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.

страшнова́тый (Russian): somewhat scary

Definitions

  1. somewhat scary

Ancestry of “страшнова́тый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстра́шныйterrible, scary literally or as an intensifier
2Proto-Slavicstrašьnъterrible
3Proto-Slavicstraxъfear, terror
4Proto-Balto-Slavicstrākš-
5Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong

Words derived from “страшнова́тый

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš-Every word from Proto-Slavic straxъ
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