Where does “korta” come from?

korta (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese cortar, from Old Portuguese cortar, from Latin curto, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

korta (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut

Ancestry of “korta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecortarto cut; to cross; to cut through; to cross; to...
2Old Portuguesecortar—
3LatincurtoI shorten, cut short, abbreviate
4Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Latin curto →