Where does “хитряк” come from?

хитряк (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian хи́трий, from Proto-Slavic xytrъ, from Proto-Slavic -rъ, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Ancestry of “хитряк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianхи́трийcunning, sly
2Proto-Slavicxytrъcunning, sly, wise
3Proto-Slavic-rъFrom intransitive verbs or basic 0-grade stems,...
4Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →Every word from Proto-Slavic -rъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic xytrъ →