Where does “krátkokřídlý” come from?

krátkokřídlý (Czech) comes from Czech krátký, from Proto-Slavic kortъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

krátkokřídlý (Czech): gruiform, crane-like

Definitions

  1. gruiform, crane-like

Ancestry of “krátkokřídlý”, step by step

krátkokřídlý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech krátký

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkrátkýshort
2Proto-Slavickortъkъshort
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerd-to move, sway, swing; to dance, jump; to move,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Czech křídlo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkřídlowing; grand piano
2Proto-Slavickridlowing
3Proto-Slavic-dloForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd- →