Where does “kruszec” come from?

kruszec (Polish) comes from Old Czech krušec, from Slovene kruh, 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.

kruszec (Polish): ore; precious metal

Definitions

  1. ore; precious metal

Ancestry of “kruszec”, step by step

kruszec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Czech krušec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechkrušecpiece of ore
2Slovenekruhbread
3Proto-Slavickruxъchunk
4Proto-Balto-Slavickraušas
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrows-o-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

via Polish kruchy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkruchybrittle, fragile

Words derived from “kruszec

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