Where does “cros” come from?

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

cros (Irish): cross; crosspiece; trial, affliction

Definitions

  1. cross; crosspiece; trial, affliction

Ancestry of “cros”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cros

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-