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Where does “kurp-” come from?

kurp- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kr̥p-, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “kurp-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥p-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “kurp-”

  • kurpe
  • kurpnieks
  • kurpniece
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