Where does “Crucea” come from?

Crucea (English) comes from Romanian Crucea, from Romanian cruce, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “Crucea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianCrucea
2Romaniancrucecross
3Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
4Proto-Italic*kruks
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-
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