Where does “кроме” come from?
кроме (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic кромѣ, from Proto-Slavic kroma — edge, boundary; slice.
Ancestry of “кроме”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | кромѣ | outside, aside, away |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kroma | edge, boundary; slice |
Words derived from “кроме”