Where does “क्रूर” come from?
क्रूर (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian kruHrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kruHrás, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
क्रूर (Sanskrit): bloody, raw; wounded, hurt, sore; cruel, harsh,...
Definitions
- bloody, raw; wounded, hurt, sore; cruel, harsh,...
Ancestry of “क्रूर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kruHrás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *kruHrás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |
Words derived from “क्रूर”