Where does “kurtu” come from?

kurtu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese Curto, from Old Portuguese curto, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

kurtu (Kabuverdianu): short

Definitions

short

Ancestry of “kurtu”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	Curto	short having a small distance between ends or edges
2	Old Portuguese	curto	—
3	Latin	curtus	shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
4	Proto-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 Old Portuguese curto →