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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrotъkъtame, gentle, quiet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrot(H)-—

Words derived from “кротъкъ”

  • кроткий
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)- →