Where does “камень” come from?

камень (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic камень, from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

камень (Belarusian): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “камень”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкамень—
2Proto-Slavickamystone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Slavic kamy →