Where does “pokornie” come from?

pokornie (Polish) comes from English Pokorny, from Czech Pokorný, from Proto-Slavic pokorьnъ, from Proto-Slavic koriti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kar-, from Proto-Indo-European kar- — hard.

pokornie (Polish): humbly, modestly

Definitions

  1. humbly, modestly

Ancestry of “pokornie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPokorny—
2CzechPokornýhumble
3Proto-Slavicpokorьnъ—
4Proto-Slavickoritito reproach
5Proto-Balto-Slavickar-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankar-hard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kar- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kar- →Every word from Proto-Slavic koriti →