Where does “рѣчьнъ” come from?

рѣчьнъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic рѣка, from Proto-Slavic rěka, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

рѣчьнъ (Old Church Slavonic): pertaining to rivers

Definitions

  1. pertaining to rivers

Ancestry of “рѣчьнъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicрѣкаriver
2Proto-Slavicrěkariver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rěka →