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Târnova
Târnova comes from Romanian Târnova, from Old Church Slavonic трьнъ ‘thorn’, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic *tьrnъ.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*tьrnъ‘thorn’reconstructed
- Old Church Slavonicmodernтрьнъ‘thorn’
- Old Church Slavonic, derivedmodernТрьнова
- Romanianc. 1500–presentTârnova
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*tьrnъ‘thorn’reconstructed
- Old Church Slavonicmodernтрьнъ‘thorn’
- Old Church Slavonic, derivedmodernТрьнова
- Romanianc. 1500–presentTârnova
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter- ‘stiff’
through Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós ‘sharp, stiff’
Today it means
name A village and commune of Arad County, Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *tьrnъ / Târnova