Where does “križar” come from?

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

križar (Serbo-Croatian): crusader

Definitions

  1. crusader

Ancestry of “križar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankrižcross, 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 →