Where does “kuru” come from?

kuru (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian kura, from Proto-Slavic kura, from Proto-Slavic -a, from Proto-Indo-European -ōd.

kuru (Lower Sorbian): accusative singular of kura; instrumental...

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of kura; instrumental...

Ancestry of “kuru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiankurachicken, hen
2Proto-Slavickurahen
3Proto-Slavic-aid
4Proto-Indo-European-ōd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōdEvery word from Proto-Slavic -aEvery word from Proto-Slavic kura
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