Etymology Explorer
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Where does “кротъкъ” come from?
кротъкъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic krotъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)-.
Ancestry of “кротъкъ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
krotъkъ
tame, gentle, quiet
2
Proto-Indo-European
ḱrot(H)-
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Words derived from “кротъкъ”
кроткий
кро́ткий
кротко
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