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

  1. bloody, raw; wounded, hurt, sore; cruel, harsh,...

Ancestry of “क्रूर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniankruHrás—
2Proto-Indo-European*kruHrás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “क्रूर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kruHrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kruHrás →