Where does “kure” come from?
kure (Proto-Finno-Ugric) comes from Arabic كره, from Arabic كُرَة, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.
Ancestry of “kure”, step by step
kure traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic كره
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كره | to be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to... |
| 2 | Arabic | كُرَة | ball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a... |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎹𐎢𐎴 | Ionia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἴων | one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰᾱ́ϝων | Ionian |
via English Gray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gray | originally a nickname for someone with a gray beard or hair |
| 2 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | Graea, Boeotia; Greece |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |