Where does “красота” come from?

красота (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic краса, from Proto-Slavic krasa, from Proto-Indo-European kreH- — to shout.

красота (Old Church Slavonic): beauty

Definitions

  1. beauty

Ancestry of “красота”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicкрасаdecoration
2Proto-Slavickrasabeauty
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH-to shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic krasa →Every word from Old Church Slavonic краса →