Where does “kůrovec” come from?
kůrovec (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.
kůrovec (Czech): bark beetle
Ancestry of “kůrovec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | kůra | bark; crust; cortex |
| 2 | Old Czech | kóra | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kora | bark |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |