Where does “korice” come from?

korice (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kora, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

korice (Serbo-Croatian): cover, binding (of a book)

Definitions

  1. cover, binding (of a book)

Ancestry of “korice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickorabark
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →
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