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Where does “kůra” come from?

kůra (Czech) comes from Old Czech kóra, from Proto-Slavic kora, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

kůra (Czech): bark; crust; cortex

Definitions

  1. bark; crust; cortex

Ancestry of “kůra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechkóra—
2Proto-Slavickorabark
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “kůra”

  • kůrovec
  • kůrový
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