Where does “Crucea” come from?

Crucea (Romanian) comes from Romanian cruce, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “Crucea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancrucecross
2Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
3Proto-Italic*kruks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “Crucea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →