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Where does “кровавить” come from?

кровавить (Russian) comes from Russian крова́вый, from Proto-Slavic krъvavъ, from Proto-Slavic kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

кровавить (Russian): to stain with blood

Definitions

  1. to stain with blood

Ancestry of “кровавить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкрова́вый—
2Proto-Slavickrъvavъ—
3Proto-Slavickryblood
4Proto-Balto-Slavickrū́ˀsblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
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