Where does “kr̥ṣnás” come from?
kr̥ṣnás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.
Ancestry of “kr̥ṣnás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kr̥šnás | black, dark |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥snós | black; dark, dusky |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kers- | black, dirty; run; to run |
Words derived from “kr̥ṣnás”