Where does “корова” come from?

корова (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic kòrva, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

корова (Old East Slavic): cow

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “корова”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickòrvacow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →