Where does “guŗkõz” come from?
guŗkõz (Livonian) comes from Latvian gurķis, from Middle Low German augurke, from Polish ogórek, from Greek άγουρος, from Ancient Greek ἄωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
guŗkõz (Livonian): cucumber, Cucumis sativus
Definitions
- cucumber, Cucumis sativus
Ancestry of “guŗkõz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | gurķis | cucumber |
| 2 | Middle Low German | augurke | — |
| 3 | Polish | ogórek | cucumber; gherkin |
| 4 | Greek | άγουρος | unripe, green; immature; inexperienced |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄωρος | untimely, unseasonable; unripe; without youthful... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |