Where does “Чьрнь” come from?

Чьрнь (Old East Slavic) comes from Old East Slavic чьрнъ, from Proto-Slavic čьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

Чьрнь (Old East Slavic): black, blackness

Definitions

  1. black, blackness

Ancestry of “Чьрнь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчьрнъblack
2Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
3Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
5Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run

Words derived from “Чьрнь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas →