Where does “czerniak” come from?

czerniak (Polish) comes from Polish czerń, from Polish Czarny, from Old Polish czarny, from Proto-Slavic *čь̀rnъ — black.

czerniak (Polish): melanoma

Definitions

  1. melanoma

Ancestry of “czerniak”, step by step

czerniak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish czerń

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczerńblack
2PolishCzarnyblack
3Old Polishczarnyblack
4Proto-Slavic*čь̀rnъblack

via Polish czarniak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczarniakcoalfish, saithe
2Polish-akused to form demonyms; used to form various...
3Old Polish-akused to form nouns
4Proto-Slavic-akъDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...
Every word from Proto-Slavic *čь̀rnъ →Every word from Old Polish czarny →Every word from Polish Czarny →