Where does “Kur” come from?
Kur (English) comes from Russian кур, from French cour, from Middle French court, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Kur (English): A mountain or mountains, usually identified as the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer
Definitions
- A mountain or mountains, usually identified as the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer
Ancestry of “Kur”, step by step
Kur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian кур
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кур | rooster, cock; attention which one pays to... |
| 2 | French | cour | courtyard, yard; court; following |
| 3 | Middle French | court | court (of law) |
| 4 | Old French | cort | court |
| 5 | Latin | cōrs | — |
| 6 | Latin | cohors | a court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or... |
| 7 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Akkadian 𒆳
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akkadian | 𒆳 | — |