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Where does “cȓn” come from?

cȓn (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic čьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

cȓn (Serbo-Croatian): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “cȓn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
2Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
4Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run

Words derived from “cȓn”

  • crnac
  • crnački
  • crnjeti
  • Crna Gora
  • cr̀nčuga
  • crnčiti
  • crneti
  • -čuga
  • crnčuga
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