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Where does “черно́быль” come from?

черно́быль (Russian) comes from Ukrainian чорно́биль, from Ukrainian чо́рне — black.

черно́быль (Russian): mugwort

Definitions

  1. mugwort

Ancestry of “черно́быль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianчорно́бильmugwort; wormwood
2Ukrainianчо́рнеblack

Words derived from “черно́быль”

  • Chernobyl
  • chernobylite
  • Черно́быль
  • tchernobyl
  • Tchernobyl
  • Chernobil
  • Csernobil
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