Where does “кроха” come from?
кроха (Russian) comes 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,...
кроха (Russian): crumb; little child
Ancestry of “кроха”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | кръха | crumb |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | krъxa | lump |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *krušā́ˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krows- | to push, fall, beat, break; to fall, beat, break,... |