Where does “крепати” come from?

крепати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian crepare, from Latin crepāre, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

крепати (Serbo-Croatian): to die, starve; to croak, drop dead

Definitions

to die, starve; to croak, drop dead

Ancestry of “крепати”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	crepare	to crack; to no longer be able to contain or...
2	Latin	crepāre	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	ḱorh₂-	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	ḱer-	to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5	Proto-Indo-European	kr̥-	to turn, to bend
6	Proto-Indo-European	ker-	army

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →