Where does “sèrsèl” come from?

sèrsèl (Louisiana Creole) comes from French sarcelle, from Latin querquedula, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

sèrsèl (Louisiana Creole): teal

Definitions

  1. teal

Ancestry of “sèrsèl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsarcelleteal
2LatinquerquedulaA kind of duck, perhaps the teal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-
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