Where does “крадец” come from?

крадец (Macedonian) comes from Bulgarian крада, from Old Church Slavonic красти, from Proto-Slavic kràsti — to steal, to rob.

крадец (Macedonian): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “крадец”, step by step

крадец traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian крада

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкрадаto steal
2Old Church Slavonicкрастиto steal
3Proto-Slavickràstito steal, to rob

via Macedonian краде

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianкрадеto steal

Words derived from “крадец”

Every word from Proto-Slavic kràsti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic красти →Every word from Bulgarian крада →
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