Where does “chrom” come from?

chrom (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic xormъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

chrom (Lower Sorbian): building, house

Definitions

  1. building, house

Ancestry of “chrom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxormъwooden building
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xormъ →