Where does “чернушка” come from?
чернушка (Russian) comes from Russian черну́ха, 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.
чернушка (Russian): woman or girl with a rich, dark complexion, dark-brown eyes and black hair
Definitions
- woman or girl with a rich, dark complexion, dark-brown eyes and black hair
Ancestry of “чернушка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | черну́ха | the negative aspects of life, e.g. doom, hopelessness, cruelty, poverty, violence |
| 2 | Russian | чёрный | black; rough, coarse; back |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čьrnъ | black |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kiršnas | black |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥snós | black; dark, dusky |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kers- | black, dirty; run; to run |