Where does “crnčiti” come from?

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

crnčiti (Serbo-Croatian): to drudge, grub, slave away

Definitions

  1. to drudge, grub, slave away

Ancestry of “crnčiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiancȓnblack
2Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
3Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
5Proto-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 →