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Where does “kurv” come from?

kurv (Estonian) comes from German Kurve, from Latin curva, from Latin curvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

kurv (Estonian): curve, bend

Definitions

  1. curve, bend

Ancestry of “kurv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKurvebend
2Latincurvanominative feminine singular of curvus;...
3Latincurvusbent, crooked, curved
4Proto-Italickorwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “kurv”

  • kurvikas
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