Where does “escairar” come from?

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

escairar (Galician): to peel

Definitions

  1. to peel

Ancestry of “escairar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexcoriāre—
2Latincoriumskin; hide, leather; leather belt, whip; crust,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-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 →