Where does “cracolândia” come from?

cracolândia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese crack, from English crack, from Middle English crak, from Old Norse kráka, from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ, from Proto-Germanic krakōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

cracolândia (Portuguese): an area where crack cocaine or other street drugs are sold or consumed; drug dealers and drug users

Definitions

  1. an area where crack cocaine or other street drugs are sold or consumed; drug dealers and drug users

Ancestry of “cracolândia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecrackcrack
2EnglishcrackTo form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To...
3Middle Englishcrakloud conversation, bragging talk
4Old Norsekrákacrow
5Proto-Germanic*krakǭ—
6Proto-Germanickrakōnąto crack; crackle; shriek
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krakōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ →