Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “kreml” come from?

kreml (Swedish) comes from Russian Кремль, from Old East Slavic кремль, from Proto-Slavic kremljь.

Ancestry of “kreml”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianКремльKremlin
2Old East Slavicкремль—
3Proto-Slavickremljь—

Words derived from “kreml”

  • kremlologi
Every word from Proto-Slavic kremljь →