Where does “krūms” come from?
krūms (Latvian) comes 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.
krūms (Latvian): bush, shrub; bush grove, bush clump; shrubbery
Definitions
- bush, shrub; bush grove, bush clump; shrubbery
Ancestry of “krūms”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | kurms | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kurmas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥-mo-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “krūms”