Where does “тёмно-вишнёвый” come from?
тёмно-вишнёвый (Russian) comes from Russian вишнёвый, 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;...
тёмно-вишнёвый (Russian): dark cerise
Definitions
- dark cerise
Ancestry of “тёмно-вишнёвый”, step by step
тёмно-вишнёвый traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian вишнёвый
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | вишнёвый | cherry, sour cherry (relating to Prunus cerasus and its fruit) |
| 2 | Russian | ви́шня | sour cherry |
| 3 | Old Norse | visna | to dry up, wither |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weis- | to flow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Russian [[тёмный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | [[тёмный | — |
via Russian тёмн(ый)]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | тёмн(ый)]] | — |