Where does “дрен” come from?

дрен (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dernъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰergʰnós.

дрен (Serbo-Croatian): dogwood, cornel; specifically European cornel

Definitions

  1. dogwood, cornel; specifically European cornel

Ancestry of “дрен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdernъcornel, dogwood
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰergʰnós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰergʰnós →Every word from Proto-Slavic dernъ →