Where does “чьрнота” come from?

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

чьрнота (Old East Slavic): blackness

Definitions

  1. blackness

Ancestry of “чьрнота”, step by step

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

Words derived from “чьрнота”

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