Where does “кірка” come from?

кірка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian кора, 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.

кірка (Ukrainian): crust, scab

Definitions

  1. crust, scab

Ancestry of “кірка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкораbark; crust
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- →