Where does “*skrini” come from?
*skrini (Proto-Slavic) comes from Old High German skrīni, from Latin scrinium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Ancestry of “*skrini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | skrīni | — |
| 2 | Latin | scrinium | case or chest for books or papers; portfolio,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |