Where does “ширить” come from?
ширить (Russian) comes from Serbo-Croatian širiti, from Slovene sir, from Proto-Slavic syrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sū́ˀras, from Proto-Indo-European súHros — sour, acidic, salty.
ширить (Russian): to widen
Ancestry of “ширить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | širiti | to widen; to expand; to spread |
| 2 | Slovene | sir | cheese |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | syrъ | damp, raw |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sū́ˀras | salty, bitter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | súHros | sour, acidic, salty |
Words derived from “ширить”