Where does “чрьнило” come from?

чрьнило (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic чрьнъ, from Proto-Slavic čьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

чрьнило (Old Church Slavonic): ink

Definitions

  1. ink

Ancestry of “чрьнило”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicчрьнъblack
2Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
3Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
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-Balto-Slavic kiršnas →