Lemizh / English dictionary
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kràst.
to make throats
krystrÙjd. robin; redthroat; also the constellation spanning Corvus and part of Hydra (see appendix, Constellations) (see also unit 6, Bahuvrihi compounds)
Etymology
< NLem karst‑a
< LMLem, MLem karst‑yr
< OLem karst‑
< PLem *karst‑
< PIE *kŕ̥s‑t‑s ‘cut’, verbal adjective of
PIE *kers‑
The throat is probably named for its function to separate head and body.
Cognates
Hit karaszi ‘cuts, separates’