Where does “короед” come from?

короед (Russian) comes from Russian кора́, 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.

короед (Russian): bark beetle

Definitions

  1. bark beetle

Ancestry of “короед”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкора́bark
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →