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Where does “хороший” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. pretty, good-looking, handsome

Ancestry of “хороший”, step by step

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

Words derived from “хороший”

  • хорошенький
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