Where does “kirsnos” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kirsnos”, step by step

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