Where does “черновой” come from?

черновой (Russian) comes from Russian чёрный, from Proto-Slavic čьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

черновой (Russian): rough; draft

Definitions

  1. rough; draft

Ancestry of “черновой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчёрныйblack; rough, coarse; back
2Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
3Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
5Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas →
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