Where does “малина” come from?

малина (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic malina, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂l- — black.

малина (Ukrainian): raspberries; raspberry

Definitions

  1. raspberries; raspberry

Ancestry of “малина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmalinaraspberry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂l-black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malina →