Where does “kôra” come from?
kôra (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic kora, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
kôra (Slovak): bark; crust
Ancestry of “kôra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kora | bark |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “kôra”