Where does “kurkas” come from?
kurkas (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kr̥kos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “kurkas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥kos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “kurkas”