Kravitz

The story

1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*kravьcь
2. Polish · derived fromkrawiec“tailor”
3. Slovak · derived fromkravec“tailor”
4. Ukrainian · derived fromкравець“tailor”
5. Belarusian · derived fromкравец“tailor”
6. English todayKravitz

From a Slavic language, e.g. Belarusian кравец (kravjec, “tailor”), Ukrainian кравець (kravecʹ, “tailor”), Slovak kravec (“tailor”), or Polish krawiec (“tailor”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kravьcь (compare *krojiti (“to cut”)).

Words from the same roots