Where does “Dereń” come from?

Dereń (Polish) comes from Ukrainian дерен, from Proto-Slavic dьrnъ, from Proto-Slavic dьrati, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Dereń (Polish): cornel, dogwood

Definitions

  1. cornel, dogwood

Ancestry of “Dereń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдеренcornel, dogwood; sod
2Proto-Slavicdьrnъpiece, chunk; toft, sod
3Proto-Slavicdьratito tear, to flay
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “Dereń”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьrati →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьrnъ →