Where does “pokorný” come from?

pokorný (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic pokorьnъ, from Proto-Slavic koriti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kar-, from Proto-Indo-European kar- — hard.

pokorný (Czech): humble

Definitions

  1. humble

Ancestry of “pokorný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpokorьnъ—
2Proto-Slavickoritito reproach
3Proto-Balto-Slavickar-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankar-hard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kar- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kar- →Every word from Proto-Slavic koriti →