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Where does “krevi” come from?

krevi (Esperanto) comes from French crever, from Old French crever, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “krevi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcreverto pop, burst; to snuff it, pop one's clogs; to...
2Old Frenchcreverto burst; to die
3Latincrepō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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