Where does “Chrost” come from?

Chrost (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic xvorstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kšwáršta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kworstom.

Chrost (Polish): brushwood

Definitions

  1. brushwood

Ancestry of “Chrost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxvorstъbrushwood
2Proto-Balto-Slavickšwáršta
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kworstom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kworstom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kšwáršta →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvorstъ →
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