Where does “kurtán” come from?

kurtán (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kurta, from Latin curta, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

kurtán (Hungarian): curtly

Definitions

  1. curtly

Ancestry of “kurtán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankurtashort, brief, curt
2Latincurtanominative/vocative feminine singular of curtus;...
3Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Latin curta →