Where does “korkowy” come from?

korkowy (Polish) comes from Polish korek, from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.

korkowy (Polish): cork

Definitions

  1. cork

Ancestry of “korkowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkorekcork; cork, stopper; traffic jam
2GermanKorkcork
3Dutchkurkcork
4Middle Dutchcurccork
5Spanishcorchocork
6LatincortexThe bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
7Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s—
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