Where does “чо́рний” come from?

чо́рний (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic čьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

чо́рний (Ukrainian): black color

Definitions

  1. black color

Ancestry of “чо́рний”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
2Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
4Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run

Words derived from “чо́рний”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →