Where does “свиреп” come from?

свиреп (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian свире́пый, from Proto-Slavic *sverěpъ — burdock.

свиреп (Serbo-Croatian): cruel, brutal

Definitions

  1. cruel, brutal

Ancestry of “свиреп”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсвире́пыйbloodthirsty, ferocious, savage
2Proto-Slavic*sverěpъburdock
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sverěpъ →Every word from Russian свире́пый →
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