Where does “क्रविस्” come from?
क्रविस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan krawíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian krawíš, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
क्रविस् (Sanskrit): raw flesh; carrion
Ancestry of “क्रविस्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | krawíṣ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | krawíš | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kréwh₂s | blood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |