Where does “хворост” come from?
хворост (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic хворостъ, from Proto-Slavic xvorstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kšwáršta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kworstom.
хворост (Russian): brushwood; straws, twiglets
Definitions
- brushwood; straws, twiglets
Ancestry of “хворост”, step by step