Where does “чернозём” come from?
чернозём (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.
чернозём (Russian): chernozem, black soil
Definitions
- chernozem, black soil
Ancestry of “чернозём”, step by step
чернозём traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian чёрный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | чёрный | black; rough, coarse; back |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čьrnъ | black |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kiršnas | black |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥snós | black; dark, dusky |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kers- | black, dirty; run; to run |
via Russian Земля́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Земля́ | — |
| 2 | Russian | -ский | Used to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | -ьскъ | — |
via English chernozem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chernozem | A fertile black soil containing a very high... |