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Where does “kiršnas” come from?

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

kiršnas (Proto-Balto-Slavic): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “kiršnas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
2Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run

Words derived from “kiršnas”

  • Cerny
  • chernukha
  • chernozem
  • chernozemic
  • Černovír
  • чернявый
  • черновой
  • черножопый
  • чернеть
  • черника
  • Черногория
  • чернозём
  • черну́ха
  • чёрно-белый
  • чёрный
  • чернота
  • чёрненький
  • czarnawy
  • Czorniej
  • Czarnota
  • czarny
  • czarnoksiężnik
  • Czarny
  • Czerny
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