Where does “pierōn” come from?

pierōn (Silesian) comes from Polish piorun, from Old East Slavic Перунъ, from Proto-Slavic perunъ, from Proto-Indo-European perkunos, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

pierōn (Silesian): lightning, thunderbolt

Definitions

  1. lightning, thunderbolt

Ancestry of “pierōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpiorunlightning
2Old East SlavicПерунъPerun
3Proto-Slavicperunъthunder, lightning
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperkunosthe thunder god
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “pierōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkunos →Every word from Proto-Slavic perunъ →