Where does “krótkotrwały” come from?

krótkotrwały (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.

krótkotrwały (Polish): short-lived, brief, fleeting

Definitions

  1. short-lived, brief, fleeting

Ancestry of “krótkotrwały”, step by step

krótkotrwały 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 trwały

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtrwałysolid, strong
2Polish-łyforms adjectives from intransitive verbs
3Old Polish-łyforms adjectives from intransitive verbs
4Proto-Slavic-lъFrom verbs, forms participles; From intransitive...

Words derived from “krótkotrwały

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd-