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Where does “krušec” come from?

krušec (Old Czech) comes from Slovene kruh, from Proto-Slavic kruxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraušas, from Proto-Indo-European krows-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

krušec (Old Czech): piece of ore

Definitions

  1. piece of ore

Ancestry of “krušec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenekruhbread
2Proto-Slavickruxъchunk
3Proto-Balto-Slavickraušas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrows-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

Words derived from “krušec”

  • kruszec
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →