Where does “Perun” come from?

Perun (English) comes from Serbo-Croatian Перун, from Old East Slavic Перунъ, from Proto-Slavic perunъ, from Proto-Indo-European perkunos, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

Perun (English): The highest god in the pantheon of Slavic mythology, the god of thunder and lightning

Definitions

  1. The highest god in the pantheon of Slavic mythology, the god of thunder and lightning

Ancestry of “Perun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianПерунPerun
2Old East SlavicПерунъPerun
3Proto-Slavicperunъthunder, lightning
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperkunosthe thunder god
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkunos →Every word from Proto-Slavic perunъ →