Where does “kurpnieks” come from?

kurpnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian kurpe, 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.

kurpnieks (Latvian): cobbler, shoemaker; a game in which there is a...

Definitions

  1. cobbler, shoemaker; a game in which there is a...

Ancestry of “kurpnieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankurpeshoes; a component part which supports something...
2Proto-Balto-Slavickurp-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥p-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥p- →