Where does “кра́ставица” come from?

кра́ставица (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian кра́ста, from Old Church Slavonic краста, from Proto-Slavic korsta — scab.

кра́ставица (Bulgarian): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “кра́ставица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкра́стаscab, crust
2Old Church Slavonicкрастаabscess, ulcer
3Proto-Slavickorstascab

Words derived from “кра́ставица”

Every word from Proto-Slavic korsta →Every word from Old Church Slavonic краста →Every word from Bulgarian кра́ста →