Where does “kruchy” come from?

kruchy (Polish) comes 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.

kruchy (Polish): brittle, fragile

Definitions

  1. brittle, fragile

Ancestry of “kruchy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickruxъchunk
2Proto-Balto-Slavickraušas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrows-o-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

Words derived from “kruchy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krows-o-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraušas →