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
Ancestry of “kuru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | couro | leather; hide |
| 2 | Portuguese | coiro | Alternative form of couro |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | coiro | — |
| 4 | Latin | corium | skin; hide, leather; leather belt, whip; crust,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |