Where does “Cerny” come from?
Cerny comes from Czech Černý, derived from Czech černý meaning "black," which traces to Proto-Slavic čьrnъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós and the root kers-.
Ancestry of “Cerny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | Černý | — |
| 2 | Old Czech | črný | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čьrnъ | black |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kiršnas | black |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥snós | black; dark, dusky |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kers- | black, dirty; run; to run |