Where does “kuršana” come from?
kuršana (Latvian) comes from Latvian kurt, from Proto-Baltic kur-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
kuršana (Latvian): lighting, igniting; verbal noun of kurt
Definitions
- lighting, igniting; verbal noun of kurt
Ancestry of “kuršana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | kurt | to light, to ignite; to heat; to encourage, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | kur- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |