Where does “kurpe” come from?

kurpe (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic kurp-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥p-, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

kurpe (Latvian): shoes; a component part which supports something...

Definitions

  1. shoes; a component part which supports something...

Ancestry of “kurpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickurp-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥p-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “kurpe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥p- →