Where does “кратный” come from?

кратный (Russian) comes from Russian крат, from Old Church Slavonic кратъ, from Proto-Slavic kortъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

кратный (Russian): multiple

Definitions

  1. multiple

Ancestry of “кратный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкратtime, occurrence, -fold
2Old Church Slavonicкратъtime
3Proto-Slavickortъmoment of time, occurence
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kortъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic кратъ →