Where does “crina” come from?

crina (Galician) comes from Vulgar Latin crina, from Latin crīnis, from Proto-Italic kriznis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

crina (Galician): mane (horse)

Definitions

  1. mane (horse)

Ancestry of “crina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincrinanominative plural of crinon; accusative plural of...
2Latincrīnishair of the head, lock of hair, plume
3Proto-Italickriznishair
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic kriznis →Every word from Latin crīnis →