krsnó-

“black, dark”

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black

Root for black or dark.‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌ Gives Sanskrit kṛṣṇá "black" (as in Krishna), Old Slavic *čьrnъ.

bʰlēg-“to shine, to gleam, to burn”bʰleh₁-wo-“yellow, golden-hued”bʰlewk-“to shine, to flash white”bʰosos“bare, naked”dʰeh₁-gʷʰ-“to burn, to be warm, dark from burning”dheHl-“to bloom, be green”dʰergʰ-“to make dark, to dim, to obscure”gʰel-₂“to shine, glow, be yellow/green”