Where does “kuriiriyritys” come from?
kuriiriyritys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuriiri, from French courrier, from Old French corier, from Italian corriere, from Italian correre, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
kuriiriyritys (Finnish): courier company
Definitions
- courier company
Ancestry of “kuriiriyritys”, step by step
kuriiriyritys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuriiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuriiri | courier |
| 2 | French | courrier | messenger, courier; mail |
| 3 | Old French | corier | — |
| 4 | Italian | corriere | messenger; courier; plover |
| 5 | Italian | correre | to run; to hurry, rush |
| 6 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |