Where does “krušāˀ” come from?

krušāˀ (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European krus-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

krušāˀ (Proto-Balto-Slavic): lump

Definitions

  1. lump

Ancestry of “krušāˀ”, step by step

krušāˀ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European krus-eh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankrus-eh₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

via Proto-Indo-European krus-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankrus-crust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krus-eh₂ →