Where does “тесноватый” come from?
тесноватый (Russian) comes from Russian те́сный, from Old East Slavic тѣснъ, from Proto-Slavic těsnъ, from Proto-Slavic -nъ.
тесноватый (Russian): rather small ; rather narrow; rather tight
Definitions
- rather small ; rather narrow; rather tight
Ancestry of “тесноватый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | те́сный | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | тѣснъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | těsnъ | narrow |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -nъ | — |