Where does “križopuće” come from?

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

križopuće (Serbo-Croatian): crossroads

Definitions

  1. crossroads

Ancestry of “križopuće”, 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 →