Where does “көрт” come from?

көрт (Bashkir) comes from Komi-Zyrian горт, from Proto-Permic *gɔrt — home.

көрт (Bashkir): snowdrift, a bank of accumulated snow

Definitions

  1. snowdrift, a bank of accumulated snow

Ancestry of “көрт”, step by step

көрт traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Komi-Zyrian горт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianгортhome
2Proto-Permic*gɔrthome

via Undetermined kürt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Undeterminedkürtsnow drift
Every word from Proto-Permic *gɔrt →Every word from Komi-Zyrian горт →