Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kr̥šnás

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kr̥snós. Cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *kiršnas.

Adjective

*kr̥šnás

  1. black, dark

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *kr̥ṣnás
    • Sanskrit: कृष्ण (kṛṣṇá, “black, dark”) (see there for further descendants)
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