Where does “nekuršana” come from?
nekuršana (Latvian) comes from Latvian nekurt, from Latvian kurt, from Proto-Baltic kur-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
nekuršana (Latvian): not lighting, not igniting
Definitions
- not lighting, not igniting
Ancestry of “nekuršana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | nekurt | to not light, to not ignite; negative form of... |
| 2 | Latvian | kurt | to light, to ignite; to heat; to encourage, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | kur- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |