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Where does “вишневый” come from?

вишневый (Russian) comes from Russian ви́шня, from Old Norse visna, from Proto-Indo-European weis-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

вишневый (Russian): cherry; cherry , cherry red

Definitions

  1. cherry; cherry , cherry red

Ancestry of “вишневый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianви́шняsour cherry
2Old Norsevisnato dry up, wither
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweis-to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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