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Where does “chrust” come from?

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

chrust (Polish): brushwood; thicket; angel wings

Definitions

  1. brushwood; thicket; angel wings

Ancestry of “chrust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxvorstъbrushwood
2Proto-Balto-Slavickšwáršta
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kworstom—
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