Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žestъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic edit

Etymology edit

See Proto-Slavic *žestokъ.

Adjective edit

*žestъ

  1. rigid, hard, stiff
    Synonyms: *tvьrdъ, *koravъ

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

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Descendants edit

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: жестъ (žestŭ)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading edit

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