Where does “kutikula” come from?

kutikula (Finnish) comes from Latin cutīcula, from Latin cutis, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

kutikula (Finnish): cuticle

Definitions

  1. cuticle

Ancestry of “kutikula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincutīculaskin
2Latincutisliving skin; rind, surface; hide, leather
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-t-
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “kutikula

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t-Every word from Latin cutis