Where does “kuuraaminen” come from?
kuuraaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuurata, from Swedish skura, from Old French escurer, from Medieval Latin scuro, from Latin cūrō, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
Ancestry of “kuuraaminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuurata | To scrub |
| 2 | Swedish | skura | to scrub |
| 3 | Old French | escurer | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | scuro | — |
| 5 | Latin | cūrō | to arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to |
| 6 | Latin | cūra | care, concern, thought |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeys- | to see; to heed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |