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Where does “kůrový” come from?

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

kůrový (Czech): bark

Definitions

  1. bark

Ancestry of “kůrový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkůrabark; crust; cortex
2Old Czechkóra—
3Proto-Slavickorabark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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