Where does “črný” come from?
črný (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic čьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.
Ancestry of “črný”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | čьrnъ | black |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kiršnas | black |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥snós | black; dark, dusky |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kers- | black, dirty; run; to run |