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.
Ancestry of “Perun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | Перун | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | Перунъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | perunъ | thunder, lightning |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | perkunos | the thunder god |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | perkʷ- | oak |