Where does “почернеть” come from?

почернеть (Russian) comes from Russian черне́ть, from Russian чёрный, from Proto-Slavic čьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

почернеть (Russian): to turn/become/grow black, to blacken

Definitions

  1. to turn/become/grow black, to blacken

Ancestry of “почернеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчерне́тьto turn/become/grow black, to blacken
2Russianчёрныйblack; rough, coarse; back
3Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
4Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
6Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas →
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