Where does “krótkonos” come from?

krótkonos (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.

krótkonos (Polish): short-nosed bandicoot

Definitions

  1. short-nosed bandicoot

Ancestry of “krótkonos”, step by step

krótkonos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Krótki

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

via Polish nos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnosnose
2Old Polishnosnose
3Proto-Slavicnȍsъnose
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnasúsnose
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd- →