Where does “крижопуће” come from?

крижопуће (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian криж, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

крижопуће (Serbo-Croatian): crossroads

Definitions

  1. crossroads

Ancestry of “крижопуће”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкрижcross, crucifix
2Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
3Proto-Italic*kruks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →