Where does “короткозо́рий” come from?

короткозо́рий (Ukrainian) 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.

короткозо́рий (Ukrainian): myopic, nearsighted, near-sighted, shortsighted, short-sighted unable to see distant objects clearly unaided

Definitions

  1. myopic, nearsighted, near-sighted, shortsighted, short-sighted unable to see distant objects clearly unaided

Ancestry of “короткозо́рий”, step by step

короткозо́рий 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 Ukrainian зір

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзірvision, sight
2Proto-Slaviczorъ—

Words derived from “короткозо́рий”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd- →