Where does “kurkku” come from?
kurkku (Finnish) comes from Swedish gurka, from Low German Gurk, from Middle Low German augurke, from Polish ogórek, from Greek άγουρος, from Ancient Greek ἄωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
kurkku (Finnish): throat; beard; cucumber
Definitions
- throat; beard; cucumber
Ancestry of “kurkku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gurka | a cucumber |
| 2 | Low German | Gurk | cucumber |
| 3 | Middle Low German | augurke | — |
| 4 | Polish | ogórek | cucumber; gherkin |
| 5 | Greek | άγουρος | unripe, green; immature; inexperienced |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄωρος | untimely, unseasonable; unripe; without youthful... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |