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Where does “crottin” come from?

crottin (French) comes from French crotte, from Votic krotta, from Russian крот, from Proto-Slavic krъtъ, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

crottin (French): manure; a kind of small goat cheese

Definitions

  1. manure; a kind of small goat cheese

Ancestry of “crottin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrottemuck, animal dropping; a miserable or dangerous...
2Votickrottamole
3Russianкротmole
4Proto-Slavickrъtъmole
5Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
6Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
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