Where does “chernozemic” come from?
chernozemic (English) comes from English chernozem, from Russian чернозём, from Russian чёрный, from Proto-Slavic čьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.
chernozemic (English): Being or containing chernozem
Definitions
- Being or containing chernozem
Ancestry of “chernozemic”, step by step
chernozemic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chernozem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chernozem | A fertile black soil containing a very high... |
| 2 | Russian | чернозём | chernozem, black soil |
| 3 | Russian | чёрный | black; rough, coarse; back |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čьrnъ | black |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kiršnas | black |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥snós | black; dark, dusky |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kers- | black, dirty; run; to run |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |