Where does “Ternivka” come from?

Ternivka (English) comes from Ukrainian Терні́вка, from Ukrainian терни́, from Proto-Slavic tьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirnas, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Ancestry of “Ternivka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianТерні́вка—
2Ukrainianтерни́—
3Proto-Slavictьrnъthorn; blackthorn, sloe-tree
4Proto-Balto-Slavictirnasthorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirnas →