Where does “кречити” come from?
кречити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian кре́тати, from Proto-Slavic krętati — to languish, to perturb.
кречити (Serbo-Croatian): to whiten, whitewash, plaster
Definitions
- to whiten, whitewash, plaster
Ancestry of “кречити”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | кре́тати | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | krętati | to languish, to perturb |