Where does “cirst” come from?

cirst (Latvian) comes from Old Turkic kır-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

cirst (Latvian): to chop, to cut, to hew

Definitions

  1. to chop, to cut, to hew

Ancestry of “cirst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkickır-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →