Where does “kurkku” come from?

kurkku (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic kwerkō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

kurkku (Proto-Finnic): throat

Definitions

  1. throat

Ancestry of “kurkku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwerkōthroat
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “kurkku”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwerkō →
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