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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | хворостъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xvorstъ | brushwood |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kšwáršta | |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kworstom | — |