Where does “krewny” come from?

krewny (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic krъvьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kruwinas.

krewny (Kashubian): relative

Definitions

  1. relative

Ancestry of “krewny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrъvьnъbloody
2Proto-Balto-Slavickruwinas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kruwinas →Every word from Proto-Slavic krъvьnъ →
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