Where does “kurkkukipuinen” come from?
kurkkukipuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kurkkukipu, from Finnish kurkku, from Swedish gurka, from Low German Gurk, from Middle Low German augurke, from Polish ogórek, from Greek άγουρος, from Ancient Greek ἄωρος — together, one.
kurkkukipuinen (Finnish): sore-throated afflicted with a sore throat
Definitions
- sore-throated afflicted with a sore throat
Ancestry of “kurkkukipuinen”, step by step
kurkkukipuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kurkkukipu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurkkukipu | sore throat |
| 2 | Finnish | kurkku | throat; beard; cucumber |
| 3 | Swedish | gurka | a cucumber |
| 4 | Low German | Gurk | cucumber |
| 5 | Middle Low German | augurke | — |
| 6 | Polish | ogórek | cucumber; gherkin |
| 7 | Greek | άγουρος | unripe, green; immature; inexperienced |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄωρος | untimely, unseasonable; unripe; without youthful... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |