Where does “krnjetak” come from?

krnjetak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kȑnj, from Proto-Slavic kъrnъ, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

krnjetak (Serbo-Croatian): stub, stump, rump

Definitions

  1. stub, stump, rump

Ancestry of “krnjetak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȑnjtruncated, cut off
2Proto-Slavickъrnъtruncated, cut
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrnъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian kȑnj →