Where does “хорошенько” come from?
хорошенько (Russian) comes from Russian хорошо́, from Russian хоро́ший, from Old East Slavic хорошь, from Proto-Slavic *xoroščьnъ — beautiful, handsome.
хорошенько (Russian): very well, thoroughly, properly
Definitions
- very well, thoroughly, properly
Ancestry of “хорошенько”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | хорошо́ | well, right |
| 2 | Russian | хоро́ший | pretty, good-looking, handsome |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | хорошь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *xoroščьnъ | beautiful, handsome |