Where does “kuruc” come from?

kuruc (Hungarian) comes from Latin cruciatus, from Latin cruciō, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “kuruc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincruciatuscrucified; tortured; marked by a cross
2Latincruciōto crucify
3Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
4Proto-Italic*kruks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “kuruc”

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