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Where does “кора” come from?

кора (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic кора, from Proto-Slavic kora, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

кора (Russian): bark

Definitions

  1. bark

Ancestry of “кора”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкораbark; tree bark
2Proto-Slavickorabark
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “кора”

  • корка
  • корявый
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