Where does “kurarukkanen” come from?
kurarukkanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rukkanen, from Russian рукавица, from Proto-Slavic rǫkavica, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.
kurarukkanen (Finnish): mud glove, mud mitt
Definitions
- mud glove, mud mitt
Ancestry of “kurarukkanen”, step by step
kurarukkanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rukkanen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rukkanen | mitten, work mitt |
| 2 | Russian | рукавица | mitten, mitt |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rǫkavica | glove |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | rǫka | hand; arm |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ránkāˀ | hand, arm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 7 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |
via Finnish kura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kura | mud, dirt; wet, unhardened concrete; diarrhea |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kura | left |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gurą | Half-digested stomach contents; manure; dung;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |