Where does “jūras krauklis” come from?

jūras krauklis (Latvian) comes from Latvian jūra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic jaur-.

jūras krauklis (Latvian): cormorant

Definitions

  1. cormorant

Ancestry of “jūras krauklis”, step by step

jūras krauklis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian jūra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianjūrasea; very large quantity or amount
2Proto-Balto-Slavicjaur-—

via Latvian krauklis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankrauklisraven
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic jaur- →Every word from Latvian jūra →