Where does “gúrka” come from?

gúrka (Icelandic) comes from Low German agurke, from Greek αγγούρι, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριν — cucumber.

gúrka (Icelandic): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “gúrka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanagurke—
2Greekαγγούριcucumber; stinker; twerp, nerd
3Byzantine Greekἀγγούρινcucumber

Words derived from “gúrka”

Every word from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριν →Every word from Greek αγγούρι →Every word from Low German agurke →