Where does “трут” come from?

трут (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic трудъ, from Proto-Slavic trǫdъ — tree-fungus; tinder; mould.

трут (Ukrainian): tinder, amadou

Definitions

  1. tinder, amadou

Ancestry of “трут”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтрудъtinder fungus
2Proto-Slavictrǫdъtree-fungus; tinder; mould
Every word from Proto-Slavic trǫdъ →Every word from Old East Slavic трудъ →