Where does “krótkość” come from?

krótkość (Polish) comes from Polish Krótki, from Lower Sorbian krotki, from Proto-Slavic kortъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

krótkość (Polish): shortness

Definitions

  1. shortness

Ancestry of “krótkość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKrótkishort
2Lower Sorbiankrotkishort
3Proto-Slavickortъkъshort
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kerd-to move, sway, swing; to dance, jump; to move,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd- →