Where does “Tarnopol” come from?

Tarnopol (Polish) comes from Polish Tarnowski, from Polish Tarnów, from Proto-Slavic tьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirnas, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Ancestry of “Tarnopol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishTarnowskiof Tarnów
2PolishTarnów
3Proto-Slavictьrnъthorn; blackthorn, sloe-tree
4Proto-Balto-Slavictirnasthorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “Tarnopol

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nósEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirnas