Where does “skorupa” come from?

skorupa (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic skorupa, from Proto-Slavic skora, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

skorupa (Polish): shell; crust; potsherd

Definitions

  1. shell; crust; potsherd

Ancestry of “skorupa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicskorupacrust?, shell?
2Proto-Slavicskorabast, skin
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic skora →Every word from Proto-Slavic skorupa →