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Where does “kríňňō” come from?

kríňňō (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

Ancestry of “kríňňō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “kríňňō”

  • critical
  • crisis
  • criticism
  • criteria
  • critique
  • criterion
  • critic
  • critically
  • crises
  • hypocrisy
  • criticize
  • criticizing
  • hypocrite
  • criticise
  • uncritical
  • trite
  • Democritus
  • uncritically
  • supercritical
  • criticality
  • hypercritical
  • subcritical
  • diacritical
  • noncritical
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →