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Where does “чёрствый” come from?

чёрствый (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic чьрствъ, from Proto-Slavic čьrstvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kirst(w)os, from Proto-Indo-European krt-two-.

чёрствый (Russian): stale; hardhearted, callous

Definitions

  1. stale; hardhearted, callous

Ancestry of “чёрствый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчьрствъ—
2Proto-Slavicčьrstvъfirm
3Proto-Balto-Slavickirst(w)os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrt-two-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krt-two- →