Where does “Перунъ” come from?

Перунъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic perunъ, from Proto-Indo-European perkunos, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

Перунъ (Old East Slavic): Perun

Definitions

  1. Perun

Ancestry of “Перунъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicperunъthunder, lightning
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperkunosthe thunder god
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “Перунъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkunos →Every word from Proto-Slavic perunъ →