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Where does “crneti” come from?

crneti (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.

crneti (Serbo-Croatian): to become black; to get a tan

Definitions

  1. to become black; to get a tan

Ancestry of “crneti”, 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- →