Where does “кро́шка” come from?

кро́шка (Russian) comes from Russian кроха, from Old East Slavic кръха, from Proto-Slavic krъxa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krušā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European krows- — to push, fall, beat, break; to fall, beat, break,...

кро́шка (Russian): crumb, bit a small, broken-off piece of some solid material, e.g. bread

Definitions

  1. crumb, bit a small, broken-off piece of some solid material, e.g. bread

Ancestry of “кро́шка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкрохаcrumb; little child
2Old East Slavicкръхаcrumb
3Proto-Slavickrъxalump
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*krušā́ˀlump
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrows-to push, fall, beat, break; to fall, beat, break,...

Words derived from “кро́шка”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krows- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krušā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic krъxa →