Where does “Rosskur” come from?

Rosskur (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.

Rosskur (German): drastic treatment, kill-or-cure remedy

Definitions

  1. drastic treatment, kill-or-cure remedy

Ancestry of “Rosskur”, step by step

Rosskur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKürchoice; free skating
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickure
3Arabicكرهto be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to...
4Arabicكُرَةball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a...
5Old Persian𐎹𐎢𐎴Ionia
6Ancient GreekἼωνone of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of...
7Ancient GreekἸᾱ́ϝωνIonian

via German Roß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRoßhoneycomb; Alternative spelling of Ross
2Middle High Germanrāz
3Old High Germanrāzahoneycomb
4Proto-West Germanichrātuhoneycomb
5Proto-Germanichrētō
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-to twist, weave
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων