Where does “крошечный” come from?

крошечный (Russian) comes from Russian кро́шка, from Russian кроха, 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,...

крошечный (Russian): tiny, wee, diminutive

Definitions

  1. tiny, wee, diminutive

Ancestry of “крошечный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкро́шкаcrumb, bit a small, broken-off piece of some solid material, e.g. bread
2Russianкрохаcrumb; little child
3Old East Slavicкръхаcrumb
4Proto-Slavickrъxalump
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*krušā́ˀlump
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrows-to push, fall, beat, break; to fall, beat, break,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krows- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *krušā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic krъxa →
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