Where does “कृष्ण” come from?

कृष्ण (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कृष्ण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kr̥ṣnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

कृष्ण (Hindi): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “कृष्ण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृष्णblack, dark, dark-blue; black or dark-blue;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryankr̥ṣnás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥šnásblack, dark
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
5Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás →