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
Ancestry of “kreč”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كیرج | Alternative form of كیرچ |
| 2 | Persian | گرچ | lime; plaster; mortar |
| 3 | Aramaic | גִּירָא | — |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒌋𒀜 | kiln; oven |
| 5 | Sumerian | 𒌋𒀜 | kiln |