Where does “krȋž” come from?
krȋž (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
krȋž (Serbo-Croatian): cross, crucifix
Ancestry of “krȋž”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “krȋž”