Where does “хитрец” come from?

хитрец (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *xytrьcь — sly person.

хитрец (Russian): sly person; crafty fellow, dodger, slyboots

Definitions

  1. sly person; crafty fellow, dodger, slyboots

Ancestry of “хитрец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*xytrьcьsly person
Every word from Proto-Slavic *xytrьcь