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Where does “černobílý” come from?

černobílý (Czech) comes from Czech Černý, from Old Czech črný, from Proto-Slavic čьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

černobílý (Czech): black-and-white, black and white

Definitions

  1. black-and-white, black and white

Ancestry of “černobílý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechČerný—
2Old Czechčrný—
3Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
4Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
6Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →