Where does “kürreçik” come from?

kürreçik (Crimean Tatar) comes from Finnish kurre, from Swedish ekorre, from Old Swedish ikorne, from Old Norse íkorni, from Proto-Germanic aikwernô, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

kürreçik (Crimean Tatar): small ball

Definitions

  1. small ball

Ancestry of “kürreçik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurresquirrel
2Swedishekorresquirrel; red squirrel
3Old Swedishikorne—
4Old Norseíkornisquirrel
5Proto-Germanicaikwernôsquirrel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aikwernô →