Where does “kortъkъ” come from?

kortъkъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

kortъkъ (Proto-Slavic): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “kortъkъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kerd-to move, sway, swing; to dance, jump; to move,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “kortъkъ”

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