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Where does “хрен” come from?

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

хрен (Russian): horseradish

Definitions

  1. horseradish

Ancestry of “хрен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicхрѣнъ—
2Proto-Slavicxrěnъhorseradish
Every word from Proto-Slavic xrěnъ →