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Where does “crin” come from?

crin (Spanish) comes from Latin crīnis, from Proto-Italic kriznis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

crin (Spanish): mane

Definitions

  1. mane

Ancestry of “crin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrīnis—
2Proto-Italickriznis—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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