Where does “*skorica” come from?

*skorica (Old Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic skora, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

*skorica (Old Slovak): cinnamon

Definitions

  1. cinnamon

Ancestry of “*skorica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicskorabast, skin
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-