Where does “частенько” come from?

частенько (Russian) comes from Russian ча́сто, from Russian ча́стый, from Proto-Slavic čę̑stъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kimśtas.

частенько (Russian): often

Definitions

  1. often

Ancestry of “частенько”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianча́стоfrequently, often
2Russianча́стыйdense; quick
3Proto-Slavicčę̑stъdense, thick
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*kimśtas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kimśtas →Every word from Proto-Slavic čę̑stъ →Every word from Russian ча́стый →