Where does “cauri” come from?
cauri (Latvian) comes from Latvian caurs, from Latin cursum, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
cauri (Latvian): through; through, from one side to the other;...
Definitions
- through; through, from one side to the other;...
Ancestry of “cauri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | caurs | having a hole or holes; having been damaged; all... |
| 2 | Latin | cursum | accusative singular of cursus; nominative neuter... |
| 3 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 4 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |