Where does “Терно́піль” come from?

Терно́піль (Ukrainian) comes from Polish Tarnopol, from Polish Tarnowski, from Polish Tarnów, from Proto-Slavic tьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirnas, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Ancestry of “Терно́піль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishTarnopol—
2PolishTarnowskiof Tarnów
3PolishTarnów—
4Proto-Slavictьrnъthorn; blackthorn, sloe-tree
5Proto-Balto-Slavictirnasthorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “Терно́піль”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirnas →
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