Where does “kurls” come from?

kurls (Latvian) comes from Latvian kurst, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

kurls (Latvian): deaf

Definitions

  1. deaf

Ancestry of “kurls”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankurstto be pierced, hollow, torn
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “kurls

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Latvian kurst
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