Where does “чёртовый” come from?

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

чёртовый (Russian): devil's, devilish

Definitions

  1. devil's, devilish

Ancestry of “чёртовый”, step by step

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