Where does “krūmājs” come from?

krūmājs (Latvian) comes from Latvian krūms, from Latvian kurms, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kurmas, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

krūmājs (Latvian): bushes; shrubs; brushwood

Definitions

  1. bushes; shrubs; brushwood

Ancestry of “krūmājs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankrūmsbush, shrub; bush grove, bush clump; shrubbery
2Latviankurms—
3Proto-Balto-Slavickurmas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-mo-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-mo-s →