Where does “kruch” come from?

kruch (Polish) comes from Old Polish kruch, from Proto-Slavic kruxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraušas, from Proto-Indo-European krows-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

kruch (Polish): a unit of measurement of salt, equivalent of one...

Definitions

  1. a unit of measurement of salt, equivalent of one...

Ancestry of “kruch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishkruch—
2Proto-Slavickruxъchunk
3Proto-Balto-Slavickraušas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrows-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krows-o-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraušas →