Old Church Slavonic

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жрьнꙑ

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *žьrny, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gírˀnūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥h₂-núH-s, from *gʷréh₂wō. Cognate with Russian жёрнов (žórnov).

Noun

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жрьнꙑ (žrĭnyf

  1. millstone

Declension

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References

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  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 566