Where does “коротковолосый” come from?

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

коротковолосый (Russian): short-haired

Definitions

  1. short-haired

Ancestry of “коротковолосый”, step by step

коротковолосый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian коро́ткий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкоро́ткийshort, brief
2Proto-Slavickortъkъshort
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerd-to move, sway, swing; to dance, jump; to move,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Russian во́лос

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianво́лосa hair
2Old East Slavicволосъa hair
3Proto-Slavicvȏlsъhair pigmented filament
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd- →