Where does “хрэн” come from?

хрэн (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic хрѣнъ, from Proto-Slavic xrěnъ — horseradish.

хрэн (Belarusian): horseradish

Definitions

  1. horseradish

Ancestry of “хрэн”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicхрѣнъ—
2Proto-Slavicxrěnъhorseradish
Every word from Proto-Slavic xrěnъ →Every word from Old East Slavic хрѣнъ →
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