Where does “kért-s-nh₂” come from?

kért-s-nh₂ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European skert-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

kért-s-nh₂ (Proto-Indo-European): portion

Definitions

  1. portion

Ancestry of “kért-s-nh₂”, step by step

kért-s-nh₂ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European skert-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskert-to cut
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Proto-Indo-European ker-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Proto-Indo-European sker-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansker-to jump; to turn, to bend; to turn, bend

Words derived from “kért-s-nh₂

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