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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šustrъ.

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Adjective edit

шу́стрый (šústryj) (comparative (по)шустре́е or (по)шустре́й, superlative шустре́йший)

  1. quick, agile
  2. bright, clever

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: շուստրի (šustri)
  • Georgian: შუსტრი (šusṭri)

Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шустрый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress