Where does “крестац” come from?

крестац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian креста, from Italian cresta, from Latin crista, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Definitions

Ancestry of “крестац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкрестаcrest
2Italiancrestacrest; comb; ridge
3Latincristathe crest, the plume; the comb or tuft on the...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin crista →Every word from Italian cresta →