Where does “kur-” come from?
kur- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Ancestry of “kur-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “kur-”