Where does “kurvikas” come from?
kurvikas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kurvi, from Swedish kurva, from Latin curva, from Latin curvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
kurvikas (Finnish): curvaceous, curvy
Definitions
- curvaceous, curvy
Ancestry of “kurvikas”, step by step
kurvikas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kurvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurvi | curve |
| 2 | Swedish | kurva | curve, arc; a bend of a road |
| 3 | Latin | curva | nominative feminine singular of curvus;... |
| 4 | Latin | curvus | bent, crooked, curved |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 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 |