Where does “sirmis” come from?

sirmis (Latvian) comes from Latvian sirms, from Proto-Baltic śirˀmas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥-m-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

sirmis (Latvian): gray horse

Definitions

  1. gray horse

Ancestry of “sirmis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansirmsgray; gray, gray-haired; gray, grayish white
2Proto-Balticśirˀmas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥-m-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →
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