Where does “хорошо́” come from?

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

хорошо́ (Russian): well, right

Definitions

  1. well, right

Ancestry of “хорошо́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхоро́шийpretty, good-looking, handsome
2Old East Slavicхорошь—
3Proto-Slavic*xoroščьnъbeautiful, handsome

Words derived from “хорошо́”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *xoroščьnъ →Every word from Old East Slavic хорошь →Every word from Russian хоро́ший →