Where does “крокодил” come from?

крокодил (Bulgarian) comes from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος, from Ancient Greek κρόκη, from Ancient Greek κρέκω, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.

крокодил (Bulgarian): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “крокодил”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκροκόδειλοςlizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists
2Ancient Greekκρόκηthread which is passed between the threads of the...
3Ancient Greekκρέκωto weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankreḱ-to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρέκω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρόκη →