Where does “кра́й” come from?

кра́й (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- — to sift, to separate.

кра́й (Ukrainian): country

Definitions

  1. country

Ancestry of “кра́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
2Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
3Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate

Words derived from “кра́й”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁- →