Where does “хреново” come from?

хреново (Russian) comes from Russian хрено́вый, from Russian -о́вый, from Old East Slavic -овъ, from Proto-Slavic -ovъ — of, belonging to.

хреново (Russian): lousily, wretchedly, crappily

Definitions

  1. lousily, wretchedly, crappily

Ancestry of “хреново”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхрено́выйhorseradish
2Russian-о́выйused to form adjectives from nouns, often
3Old East Slavic-овъ—
4Proto-Slavic-ovъof, belonging to
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovъ →Every word from Russian -о́вый →Every word from Old East Slavic -овъ →