Where does “castravete” come from?

castravete (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian кра́ставица, from Bulgarian кра́ста, from Old Church Slavonic краста, from Proto-Slavic korsta — scab.

castravete (Romanian): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “castravete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкра́ставицаcucumber
2Bulgarianкра́стаscab, crust
3Old Church Slavonicкрастаabscess, ulcer
4Proto-Slavickorstascab

Words derived from “castravete”

Every word from Proto-Slavic korsta →Every word from Old Church Slavonic краста →Every word from Bulgarian кра́ста →
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