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Where does “kret” come from?

kret (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic krъtъ, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

Ancestry of “kret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrъtъmole
2Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “kret”

  • Krent
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