Where does “кароткі” come from?
кароткі (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic kortъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
кароткі (Belarusian): brief, short
Ancestry of “кароткі”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kortъkъ | short |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerd- | to move, sway, swing; to dance, jump; to move,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |