Where does “kraus” come from?
kraus (Samogitian) comes from Lithuanian kraujas, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
kraus (Samogitian): blood
Ancestry of “kraus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | kraujas | blood |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |