Where does “коричный” come from?

коричный (Russian) comes from Russian кори́ца, 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.

коричный (Russian): cinnamon

Definitions

  1. cinnamon

Ancestry of “коричный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкори́цаcinnamon
2Old East Slavicкорица—
3Old East Slavicкораbark; tree bark
4Proto-Slavickorabark
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →