myEtymology.com: Afrikaans etymology of karos

Etymology of the Afrikaans word karos

the Afrikaans word karos

derived from the Dutch word kuras

derived from the French word cuirasse

derived from the Late Latin word coriacea

derived from the Latin word coriaceus (of leather, made of leather)

derived from the Late Latin word corium (skin, leather, hide)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker-

English kaross