Where does “kurzej” come from?

kurzej (Polish) comes from Polish kura, from Proto-Slavic kura, from Proto-Slavic -a, from Proto-Indo-European -ōd.

kurzej (Polish): hen thief

Definitions

  1. hen thief

Ancestry of “kurzej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkurahen; genitive/accusative singular of kur
2Proto-Slavickurahen
3Proto-Slavic-aid
4Proto-Indo-European-ōd—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōd →Every word from Proto-Slavic -a →Every word from Proto-Slavic kura →