Where does “kirsnan” come from?

kirsnan (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

kirsnan (Old Prussian): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “kirsnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
2Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
3Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas →