Where does “кори́ца” come from?

кори́ца (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic корица, 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.

кори́ца (Russian): cinnamon

Definitions

  1. cinnamon

Ancestry of “кори́ца”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкорица
2Old East Slavicкораbark; tree bark
3Proto-Slavickorabark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “кори́ца

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-