Where does “хреновина” come from?

хреновина (Russian) comes from Russian хре́н, from Old East Slavic хрѣнъ, from Proto-Slavic xrěnъ — horseradish.

хреновина (Russian): a big horseradish root

Definitions

  1. a big horseradish root

Ancestry of “хреновина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхре́нhorseradish
2Old East Slavicхрѣнъ—
3Proto-Slavicxrěnъhorseradish
Every word from Proto-Slavic xrěnъ →Every word from Old East Slavic хрѣнъ →Every word from Russian хре́н →