Where does “kirous” come from?

kirous (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirota, from Proto-Finnic kirot'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kira-.

kirous (Finnish): curse, imprecation; bane

Definitions

  1. curse, imprecation; bane

Ancestry of “kirous”, step by step

kirous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkirotaTo curse, swear, damn; To curse someone, cast a...
2Proto-Finnickirot'akto curse, to swear
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickira-—

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “kirous”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kira- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kirot'ak →Every word from Finnish kirota →