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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥šnásblack, dark
2Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
3Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run

Words derived from “kr̥ṣnás”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás →