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
Ancestry of “kurlums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | kurls | deaf |
| 2 | Latvian | kurst | to be pierced, hollow, torn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |