Where does “черствий” come from?
черствий (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic чьрствъ, from Proto-Slavic čьrstvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kirst(w)os, from Proto-Indo-European krt-two-.
черствий (Ukrainian): stale, hard, dried out of baked goods
Definitions
- stale, hard, dried out of baked goods
Ancestry of “черствий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | чьрствъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čьrstvъ | firm |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kirst(w)os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krt-two- | — |