Where does “iskrvaviti” come from?

iskrvaviti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian krvaviti, from Serbo-Croatian kȓv, from Slavic *kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

iskrvaviti (Serbo-Croatian): to cover or stain with blood

Definitions

  1. to cover or stain with blood

Ancestry of “iskrvaviti”, step by step

iskrvaviti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian krvaviti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankrvavitito make bloody
2Serbo-Croatiankȓvblood
3Slavic*kry
4Proto-Balto-Slavickrū́ˀsblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

via Serbo-Croatian iz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianizfrom, out of; for, because of, out of; with,...
2Proto-Slavicjьzfrom, out of
3Proto-Balto-Slavic
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂sEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀs
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