Where does “kuru” come from?

kuru (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese couro, from Portuguese coiro, from Old Portuguese coiro, from Latin corium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

kuru (Guinea-Bissau Creole): skin; leather

Definitions

  1. skin; leather

Ancestry of “kuru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecouroleather; hide
2PortuguesecoiroAlternative form of couro
3Old Portuguesecoiro—
4Latincoriumskin; hide, leather; leather belt, whip; crust,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-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 →
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