Where does “услу́жливый” come from?

услу́жливый (Russian) comes from Russian услужи́ть, from Russian служи́ть, from Old East Slavic служити, from Proto-Slavic *služìti — to serve.

услу́жливый (Russian): helpful, obliging

Definitions

  1. helpful, obliging

Ancestry of “услу́жливый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуслужи́тьto do/render a service, to do a good turn
2Russianслужи́тьto serve
3Old East Slavicслужити—
4Proto-Slavic*služìtito serve

Words derived from “услу́жливый”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *služìti →Every word from Old East Slavic служити →Every word from Russian служи́ть →