Where does “ćerń” come from?

ćerń (Upper Sorbian) comes 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...

ćerń (Upper Sorbian): thorn

Definitions

  1. thorn

Ancestry of “ćerń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьrnъthorn; blackthorn, sloe-tree
2Proto-Balto-Slavictirnasthorn
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirnas →