Where does “tchèrbonnyi” come from?

tchèrbonnyi (Norman) comes from Norman tchèrbon, from Old French charbon, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

tchèrbonnyi (Norman): coalman

Definitions

  1. coalman

Ancestry of “tchèrbonnyi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normantchèrboncoal; anthrax
2Old Frenchcharboncoal
3Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →