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

Definitions

  1. bark beetle

Ancestry of “kůrovec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkůrabark; crust; cortex
2Old Czechkóratree bark
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →