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
Ancestry of “kůra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | kóra | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kora | bark |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “kůra”