Where does “трусливый” come from?

трусливый (Russian) comes from Russian трус, from Proto-Slavic *trǫsъ — shaking.

трусливый (Russian): cowardly; faint-hearted, timid

Definitions

  1. cowardly; faint-hearted, timid

Ancestry of “трусливый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтрусcoward
2Proto-Slavic*trǫsъshaking
Every word from Proto-Slavic *trǫsъ →Every word from Russian трус →