Where does “корица” come from?

корица (Old East Slavic) comes from Old East Slavic кора, from Proto-Slavic kora, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “корица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкораbark; tree bark
2Proto-Slavickorabark
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “корица”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →