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Where does “трънъ” come from?

трънъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic tьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirnas, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

трънъ (Old Church Slavonic): thorn

Definitions

  1. thorn

Ancestry of “трънъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьrnъthorn; blackthorn, sloe-tree
2Proto-Balto-Slavictirnas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “трънъ”

  • Malko Tŭrnovo
  • Малко Търново
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