Where does “дёрн” come from?
дёрн (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic dьrnъ, from Proto-Slavic dьrati, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
дёрн (Russian): turf, sod, divot
Ancestry of “дёрн”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | dьrnъ | piece, chunk; toft, sod |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dьrati | to tear, to flay |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |