Where does “хрен” come from?
хрен (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic хрѣнъ, from Proto-Slavic xrěnъ — horseradish.
хрен (Russian): horseradish
Ancestry of “хрен”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | хрѣнъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xrěnъ | horseradish |