Where does “kwir” come from?

kwir (Mauritian Creole) comes from French cuir, from Latin corium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

kwir (Mauritian Creole): leather

Definitions

  1. leather

Ancestry of “kwir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcuirleather
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
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