Where does “kráva” come from?

kráva (Czech) comes from Old Czech kráva, from Proto-Slavic kòrva, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

kráva (Czech): cow; bitch; big, large object

Definitions

  1. cow; bitch; big, large object

Ancestry of “kráva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechkrávacow
2Proto-Slavickòrvacow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “kráva

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-
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