codrum

Meaning

1. Proto Balkan Romanceneuterreconstructionwoods, forest
2. Proto Balkan Romanceneuterreconstructionmarketplace, market
3. Proto Balkan Romanceneuterreconstructionmorsel, bit, piece of food

Origins

Possibly a variant of quadrum (“square”) and quadra (“morsel”). For the irregular outcome co- from qua-, for which pa- would be expected, compare the glosses codra for quadra, as well as Ancient Greek κοδράντης (kodrántēs) from quadrāns, Koine Greek Κοδρᾶτος (Kodrâtos) from Quadrātus, Byzantine Greek κοτρίγα (kotríga) from quadrīga.