Where does “krótkowzroczny” come from?

krótkowzroczny (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.

krótkowzroczny (Polish): near-sighted, myopic

Definitions

  1. near-sighted, myopic

Ancestry of “krótkowzroczny”, step by step

krótkowzroczny 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 wzrok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwzroksight
2Old Polishzrokeyesight, vision
3Proto-Slaviczorkъsunbeam; look, appearance
4Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “krótkowzroczny

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