Where does “соринка” come from?

соринка (Russian) comes from Russian сор, from Proto-Indo-European swerd- — dirty, dark, black.

соринка (Russian): speck, mote, piece of debris

Definitions

  1. speck, mote, piece of debris

Ancestry of “соринка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсорtrash, rubbish
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswerd-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swerd- →Every word from Russian сор →