Etymology Explorer › Old Polish

Where does “chromy” come from?

chromy (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic xromъ, from Proto-Indo-European sromos.

Ancestry of “chromy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxromъlame, crippled
2Proto-Indo-Europeansromos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sromos →