Where does “surkea” come from?

surkea (Finnish) comes from Finnish surku, from Proto-Germanic surgō, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

surkea (Finnish): miserable, wretched; pitiful; lousy

Definitions

  1. miserable, wretched; pitiful; lousy

Ancestry of “surkea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsurkupity; sadness, sorrow
2Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Words derived from “surkea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgō →Every word from Finnish surku →