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Where does “čeršьňa” come from?

čeršьňa (Proto-Slavic) comes from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.

čeršьňa (Proto-Slavic): sweet cherry

Definitions

  1. sweet cherry

Ancestry of “čeršьňa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinceresia—
2Latinceresium—
3Latincerasium—
4Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
5Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
6Akkadian????pear-tree

Words derived from “čeršьňa”

  • czereśnia
  • cseresznyemag
  • cseresznye
  • cseresznyék
  • чере́шня
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