Where does “чорнослив” come from?

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

чорнослив (Ukrainian): prune dried plum

Definitions

  1. prune dried plum

Ancestry of “чорнослив”, step by step

чорнослив traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian чо́рний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianчо́рнийblack color
2Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
3Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
5Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run

via Ukrainian слива

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianсливаplum
2Proto-Slavicslivaplum; plum tree
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*slīˀwā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas →