Where does “trešnja” come from?

trešnja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian trȇsti, from Proto-Slavic tręsti, from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

trešnja (Serbo-Croatian): cherry; shaking, trembling

Definitions

  1. cherry; shaking, trembling

Ancestry of “trešnja”, step by step

trešnja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian trȇsti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantrȇstito shake
2Proto-Slavictręstito shake
3Proto-Indo-Europeantres-to tremble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
5Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
6Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
7Proto-Italictermenos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

via Serbo-Croatian črȅšnja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančrȅšnjasweet cherry (fruit and tree)
2Proto-Slavicčèršьňasweet cherry (fruit, tree, or wood) (Prunus avium)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic termenos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ter- →