Where does “kr̥šnás” come from?

kr̥šnás (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

kr̥šnás (Proto-Indo-Iranian): black, dark

Definitions

  1. black, dark

Ancestry of “kr̥šnás”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kr̥šnás

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós
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