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Where does “красьнъ” come from?

красьнъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic krasьnъ, from Proto-Slavic krasa, from Proto-Indo-European kreH- — to shout.

красьнъ (Old East Slavic): beautiful

Definitions

  1. beautiful

Ancestry of “красьнъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrasьnъbeautiful
2Proto-Slavickrasabeauty
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH-to shout

Words derived from “красьнъ”

  • красный
  • krāšņums
  • krāšņs
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