Where does “kruša” come from?
kruša (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krušā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European krows- — to push, fall, beat, break; to fall, beat, break,...
kruša (Lithuanian): hail
Ancestry of “kruša”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *krušā́ˀ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | krows- | to push, fall, beat, break; to fall, beat, break,... |