Where does “cruz” come from?

cruz (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese cruz, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

cruz (Galician): cross; highest point in the back of an animal or...

Definitions

  1. cross; highest point in the back of an animal or...

Ancestry of “cruz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecruzcross
2Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
3Proto-Italic*kruks
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “cruz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-Every word from Proto-Italic *kruksEvery word from Latin crux