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
- shoes; a component part which supports something...
Ancestry of “kurpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kurp- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥p- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “kurpe”