Where does “cur” come from?

cur (Ingrian) comes from Russian чур, from Proto-Slavic čurъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱew- — sky, cloud; to stir up, excite; to bend, arch,...

cur (Ingrian): bags! dibs!

Definitions

  1. bags! dibs!

Ancestry of “cur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчурan ancestor
2Proto-Slavicčurъsmoke, fume
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱew-sky, cloud; to stir up, excite; to bend, arch,...
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