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Where does “чрѣсъ” come from?

чрѣсъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic čerzъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)kerso-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kert-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “чрѣсъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčerzъ—
2Proto-Balto-Slavic(s)kerso-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kert-to cut, to turn; to cut, divide; short
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “чрѣсъ”

  • чрезмерный
  • чрез-
  • чрез
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