Where does “хре́н” come from?

хре́н (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic хрѣнъ, from Proto-Slavic xrěnъ — horseradish.

хре́н (Russian): horseradish

Definitions

  1. horseradish

Ancestry of “хре́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicхрѣнъ—
2Proto-Slavicxrěnъhorseradish

Words derived from “хре́н”

Every word from Proto-Slavic xrěnъ →Every word from Old East Slavic хрѣнъ →
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