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Where does “хоро́ший” come from?

хоро́ший (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic хорошь, from Proto-Slavic *xoroščьnъ.

хоро́ший (Russian): pretty, good-looking, handsome

Definitions

  1. pretty, good-looking, handsome

Ancestry of “хоро́ший”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicхорошь—
2Proto-Slavic*xoroščьnъ—

Words derived from “хоро́ший”

  • хорошенький
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