Where does “яркий” come from?

яркий (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic ꙗръкꙑи, from Proto-Slavic *jarъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

яркий (Ukrainian): bright

Definitions

  1. bright

Ancestry of “яркий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicꙗръкꙑи—
2Proto-Slavic*jarъkъbright
3Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
4Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ →
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