Where does “kurlums” come from?

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

kurlums (Latvian): deafness

Definitions

  1. deafness

Ancestry of “kurlums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankurlsdeaf
2Latviankurstto be pierced, hollow, torn
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latvian kurst →Every word from Latvian kurls →