Where does “kurki” come from?
kurki (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian kurka, from Lower Sorbian kura, from Proto-Slavic kura, from Proto-Slavic -a, from Proto-Indo-European -ōd.
kurki (Lower Sorbian): inflection of kurka:
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Definitions
- inflection of kurka:
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Ancestry of “kurki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lower Sorbian | kurka | Diminutive of kura |
| 2 | Lower Sorbian | kura | chicken, hen |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kura | hen |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -a | id |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōd | — |