Where does “kreč” come from?

kreč (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كیرج, from Persian گرچ, from Aramaic גִּירָא, from Akkadian 𒌋𒀜, from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 — kiln.

kreč (Serbo-Croatian): lime; calx; whitewash

Definitions

  1. lime; calx; whitewash

Ancestry of “kreč”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishكیرجAlternative form of كیرچ
2Persianگرچlime; plaster; mortar
3Aramaicגִּירָא—
4Akkadian𒌋𒀜kiln; oven
5Sumerian𒌋𒀜kiln
Every word from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 →Every word from Akkadian 𒌋𒀜 →Every word from Aramaic גִּירָא →