Where does “крестушац” come from?
крестушац (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.
Ancestry of “крестушац”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | креста | crest |
| 2 | Italian | cresta | crest; comb; ridge |
| 3 | Latin | crista | the crest, the plume; the comb or tuft on the... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |