Where does “Kurort” come from?
Kurort (German) comes from German Kür, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kure, from Arabic كره, from Arabic كُرَة, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.
Kurort (German): health resort
Ancestry of “Kurort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Kür | choice; free skating |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kure | — |
| 3 | Arabic | كره | to be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to... |
| 4 | Arabic | كُرَة | ball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a... |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎹𐎢𐎴 | Ionia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἴων | one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰᾱ́ϝων | Ionian |
Words derived from “Kurort”