Proto-IE: *kerd- (kh-/k-)
Meaning: dirt, mud
Tokharian: B kärtk- 'to defile oneself, defecate', A kärtkāl, B kärkkālle 'swamp, marsh'
Old Indian: kardama- m. 'mud, slime; dirt, filth'
Other Iranian: Sak khārgga- ( < *xarδ-ka-) 'mud', NPers xard 'clay', Shugn šarɵk 'clay', šarδ 'defecate' (Iran *khard-)
Latin: mūs-cerda f. `Mäusekot', su-cerda f. `Schweinekot', ovi-cerda f. `Schafkot'
Russ. meaning: грязь
References: Adams 163 (different in Pok.)
