English
krosa
Krosa comes from Sanskrit क्रोश ‘cry, yell, shriek, shout’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-Iranian *krawć-.
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*krawć-‘to cry, to call out’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEक्रुश्kruś‘to cry out, shriek, call out’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEक्रोशkrośa‘cry, yell, shriek, shout’
- Englishtodaykrosa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*krawć-‘to cry, to call out’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEक्रुश्kruś‘to cry out, shriek, call out’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEक्रोशkrośa‘cry, yell, shriek, shout’
- Englishtodaykrosa
Every English word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *krawć-
Today it means
noun Synonym of gavyuti (“ancient Indian unit of distance”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-Iranian *krawć- / krosa