Where does “Pokorny” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Pokorny”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Czech	Pokorný	—
2	Proto-Slavic	pokorьnъ	—
3	Proto-Slavic	koriti	to reproach
4	Proto-Balto-Slavic	kar-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	kar-	hard

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kar- →