Where does “Кре́менець” come from?
Кре́менець (Ukrainian) comes from Russian кремень, from Proto-Slavic kremy, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “Кре́менець”, step by step
Кре́менець traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian кремень
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кремень | flint; heart of stone, heart of flint,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kremy | flint |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Ukrainian кремінь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | кремінь | flint |