Where does “кратък” come from?

кратък (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic кратъкъ, 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.

кратък (Bulgarian): short, brief

Definitions

  1. short, brief

Ancestry of “кратък”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicкратъкъshort
2Proto-Slavickortъkъshort
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerd-to move, sway, swing; to dance, jump; to move,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd- →