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Where does “sirms” come from?

sirms (Latvian) comes 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.

sirms (Latvian): gray; gray, gray-haired; gray, grayish white

Definitions

  1. gray; gray, gray-haired; gray, grayish white

Ancestry of “sirms”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balticśirˀmas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥-m-os—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “sirms”

  • sirmis
  • iesirms
  • sirmmatis
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