Where does “kruška” come from?

kruška (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian кру́жка — mug.

kruška (Serbo-Croatian): pear

Definitions

  1. pear

Ancestry of “kruška”, step by step

kruška traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian кру́жка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкру́жкаmug

via Proto-Slavic gruša

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrušaground grain, gravel
Every word from Russian кру́жка →