Where does “ķirbis” come from?

ķirbis (Latvian) comes from German Kürbis, from Middle High German kürbiz, from Old High German kurbiȥ, from Proto-West Germanic kurbit, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

ķirbis (Latvian): pumpkin, squash, gourd plants; fam

Definitions

  1. pumpkin, squash, gourd plants; fam

Ancestry of “ķirbis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKürbispumpkin, gourd, squash
2Middle High Germankürbiz—
3Old High Germankurbiȥ—
4Proto-West Germanickurbitgourd, cucurbit
5Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt

Words derived from “ķirbis”

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