Where does “surku” come from?

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

surku (Finnish): pity; sadness, sorrow

Definitions

  1. pity; sadness, sorrow

Ancestry of “surku”, step by step

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

Words derived from “surku”

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