Where does “кровь” come from?
кровь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic крꙑ, from Proto-Slavic kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
кровь (Russian): blood
Ancestry of “кровь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | крꙑ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kry | blood |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krū́ˀs | blood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kréwh₂s | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |
Words derived from “кровь”