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Where does “chernukha” come from?

chernukha (English) comes from Russian черну́ха, 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.

chernukha (English): A gloomy genre of Russian horror

Definitions

  1. A gloomy genre of Russian horror

Ancestry of “chernukha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчерну́ха—
2Russianчёрныйblack; rough, coarse; back
3Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
4Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
6Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →