Where does “краска” come from?

краска (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic *kràsъka, from Proto-Slavic krasa, from Proto-Indo-European kreH- — to shout.

краска (Bulgarian): paint, pigment, dye a substance used to colour, paint, dye, or cover a surface

Definitions

  1. paint, pigment, dye a substance used to colour, paint, dye, or cover a surface

Ancestry of “краска”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*kràsъkapaint
2Proto-Slavickrasabeauty
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH-to shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic krasa →Every word from Proto-Slavic *kràsъka →