Where does “قورو” come from?
قورو (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek κοριός, from Ancient Greek κόρις, from New Latin -opsis, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
قورو (Ottoman Turkish): dry, arid, free from or lacking moisture or liquid, especially water, not wet or moist
Definitions
- dry, arid, free from or lacking moisture or liquid, especially water, not wet or moist
Ancestry of “قورو”, step by step
قورو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek κοριός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | κοριός | bug, bedbug; insect; bug |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κόρις | bedbug; a type of fish; a type of St John's wort |
| 3 | New Latin | -opsis | resembling in appearance; resembling structure |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |