Where does “cruas” come from?

cruas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish crúas, from Old Irish crúaid, from Proto-Celtic kroudis, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

cruas (Scottish Gaelic): difficulty, hardship, crisis, severity,...

Definitions

  1. difficulty, hardship, crisis, severity,...

Ancestry of “cruas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcrúashardness, stiffness, rigour
2Old Irishcrúaidhard, hardy, harsh; stern, strict
3Proto-Celtickroudisharsh, cruel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kroudis →Every word from Old Irish crúaid →