Where does “kuero” come from?

kuero (Ladino) comes from Spanish cuero, from Latin corium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

kuero (Ladino): skin (flesh)

Definitions

  1. skin (flesh)

Ancestry of “kuero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcueroleather; animal skin, hide; football
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-