Where does “Kravetz” come from?
Kravetz (English) comes from Slovak kravec, from Old Slovak kravec, from Polish Krawiec, from Proto-Slavic *kravьcь.
Ancestry of “Kravetz”, step by step
Kravetz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Slovak kravec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Slovak | kravec | tailor person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally |
| 2 | Old Slovak | kravec | tailor person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally |
| 3 | Polish | Krawiec | tailor |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *kravьcь | — |
via Ukrainian кравець
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | кравець | tailor |
via Belarusian кравец
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Belarusian | кравец | tailor |