Where does “kurmas” come from?

kurmas (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “kurmas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-mo-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “kurmas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-mo-s →