Where does “камень” come from?
камень (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic камень, from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
Ancestry of “камень”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | камень | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kamy | stone |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱmō | stone |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “камень”