Where does “dřínovec” come from?

dřínovec (Czech) comes from Czech dřín, from Old Czech dřien, from Proto-Slavic dernъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰergʰnós.

dřínovec (Czech): dogwood (Cornus)

Definitions

  1. dogwood (Cornus)

Ancestry of “dřínovec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdříndogwood (Cornus)
2Old Czechdřien—
3Proto-Slavicdernъcornel, dogwood
4Proto-Indo-European*dʰergʰnós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰergʰnós →Every word from Proto-Slavic dernъ →Every word from Old Czech dřien →