Where does “koostöö” come from?
koostöö (Estonian) comes from Estonian koos, from Middle Low German kōrs, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
koostöö (Estonian): cooperation
Definitions
- cooperation
Ancestry of “koostöö”, step by step
koostöö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian koos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | koos | with, together with; together; covered or soiled... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kōrs | — |
| 3 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 4 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |