Where does “krócić” come from?
krócić (Polish) comes from Old Polish krócić, from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)-.
krócić (Polish): to cut short, to shorten
Definitions
- to cut short, to shorten
Ancestry of “krócić”, step by step
krócić traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Polish krócić
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | krócić | to curb, to tame, to restrain, to temper |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | krǫtiti | to turn, to twist, to twirl |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱrot(H)- | — |
via Proto-Slavic *kortiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *kortiti | to shorten |