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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’