Where does “kurk” come from?

kurk (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kurkku, from Proto-Germanic kwerkō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

kurk (Livonian): throat

Definitions

  1. throat

Ancestry of “kurk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickurkkuthroat
2Proto-Germanickwerkōthroat
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwerkō →Every word from Proto-Finnic kurkku →