Where does “kras” come from?
kras (Dutch) comes from Latin crassus, from Old Latin cartsus, from Proto-Italic kartsus, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
kras (Dutch): Young for his age; spry; A scratch on a hard,...
Definitions
- Young for his age; spry; A scratch on a hard,...
Ancestry of “kras”, step by step
kras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin crassus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | crassus | dense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;... |
| 2 | Old Latin | cartsus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kartsus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥t-sú-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via Dutch krassen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | krassen | to scratch on a hard, even surface; to make a... |