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
- cobbler, shoemaker; a game in which there is a...
Ancestry of “kurpnieks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | kurpe | shoes; a component part which supports something... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kurp- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥p- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |