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Where does “žurka” come from?

žurka (Latvian) comes from Polish Szczurek, from Polish -ek, from Polish -ny, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

žurka (Latvian): genitive singular form of žurks; rat

Definitions

  1. genitive singular form of žurks; rat

Ancestry of “žurka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSzczurek—
2Polish-ekmasculine diminutive noun suffix
3Polish-nyForms masculine adjectives
4Latintemporālis—
5Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
7Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “žurka”

  • žurkulēns
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