Where does “чёрствость” come from?
чёрствость (Russian) comes from Russian чёрствый, from Old East Slavic чьрствъ, from Proto-Slavic čьrstvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kirst(w)os, from Proto-Indo-European krt-two-.
чёрствость (Russian): callousness, hard-heartedness
Definitions
- callousness, hard-heartedness
Ancestry of “чёрствость”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | чёрствый | stale; hardhearted, callous |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | чьрствъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čьrstvъ | firm |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kirst(w)os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krt-two- | — |