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Where does “крото́вый” come from?

крото́вый (Russian) comes from Russian крот, from Proto-Slavic krъtъ, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

крото́вый (Russian): mole {{i|relational}}

Definitions

  1. mole {{i|relational}}

Ancestry of “крото́вый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкротmole
2Proto-Slavickrъtъmole
3Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “крото́вый”

  • кротовая нора
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