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Where does “perunъ” come from?

perunъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European perkunos, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

perunъ (Proto-Slavic): thunder, lightning

Definitions

  1. thunder, lightning

Ancestry of “perunъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanperkunosthe thunder god
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “perunъ”

  • piorun
  • Faron
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