Where does “ужасно” come from?

ужасно (Russian) comes from Russian ужа́сный, from Russian ужас, from Old East Slavic ужасъ, from Proto-Slavic užasъ, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

ужасно (Russian): terribly, horribly

Definitions

  1. terribly, horribly

Ancestry of “ужасно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianужа́сныйterrible, horrible, dreadful, awful in senses of either inducing fear or very unpleasant
2Russianужасhorror, terror; disaster, mess; it's terrible!
3Old East Slavicужасъ—
4Proto-Slavicužasъhorror; astonishment
5Proto-Slavicu-away
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →