Proto-IE: *(s)kert-
Meaning: to skin
Old Indian: kŕ̥tti- f. `skin, hide'
Armenian: kherthem `ziehe die Haut ab, schäle ab'
Latin: cortex, -icis m. (/f.) `äussere Rinde, Schale, Borke; bes. Kork, Stöpsel', scortum, -ī n. `Fell, Tierhaut; weibliche uder männliche Hure',
Celtic: *skVrt- > MIr scairt `Netz um die Gedärme, Zwerchfell; Herz, Inneres'
Russ. meaning: снимать шкуру
References: WP II 573 f
piet-meaning,piet-ind,piet-arm,piet-germ,piet-lat,piet-celt,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,