Where does “чернота” come from?

чернота (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic чьрнота, from Proto-Slavic čьrnota, from Proto-Slavic čьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

чернота (Russian): blackness

Definitions

  1. blackness

Ancestry of “чернота”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчьрнотаblackness
2Proto-Slavicčьrnotablackness
3Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
4Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
6Proto-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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