Where does “cairo” come from?

cairo (Galician) comes from Latin corium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

cairo (Galician): fang; tailless, naked; downpour

Definitions

  1. fang; tailless, naked; downpour

Ancestry of “cairo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoriumskin; hide, leather; leather belt, whip; crust,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Latin corium →