Where does “錯” come from?

錯 (Chinese) comes from English cerium, from English Ceres, from Latin Cerēs, from Proto-Italic kerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “錯”, step by step

錯 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English cerium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishceriumA chemical element with an atomic number of 58,...
2EnglishCeresa recently discovered asteroid; Roman goddess of...
3LatinCerēsCeres goddess of agriculture
4Proto-ItalickerēsCeres
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerēs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Chinese 磋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese磋—

via Tibetan མཚོ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tibetanམཚོlake, ocean; whorls of a fingerprint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →