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
- bushes; shrubs; brushwood
Ancestry of “krūmājs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | krūms | bush, shrub; bush grove, bush clump; shrubbery |
| 2 | Latvian | kurms | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kurmas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥-mo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |