Where does “kruchość” come from?

kruchość (Polish) comes from Polish kruchy, 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.

kruchość (Polish): crumbliness, fragility

Definitions

  1. crumbliness, fragility

Ancestry of “kruchość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkruchybrittle, fragile
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 →