Where does “skuru” come from?

skuru (Finnish) comes from Swedish skära, from Old Swedish skæra, from Old Norse skera, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “skuru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskärato cut; to perform an incision; to cut; to divide...
2Old Swedishskærato cut, to shear
3Old Norseskerato cut
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Old Norse skera →