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Where does “kurbanaz” come from?

kurbanaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “kurbanaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickerbanąto cut
2Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kurbanaz”

  • carven
  • corven
  • corven
  • corfen
  • ġecorfen
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