добрый

Russian

adj
Definitions
  • kind, good, genial
  • kindly, good-hearted
  • gracious, nice
  • gentle, soft
  • decent
  • benign
  • beneficent
  • tenderhearted
  • good-natured
  • kindhearted, warm-hearted
  • (colloquial) good, solid

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic добръ inherited from Proto-Slavic *dobrъ (good, suitable) root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂ebʰ- (fit, fashion, fit together, fitting).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰh₂ebʰ-

Gloss

fit, fashion, fit together, fitting

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