Where does “курортный” come from?
курортный (Russian) comes from Russian куро́рт, from German Kurort, from German Kür, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kure, from Arabic كره, from Arabic كُرَة, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων — Ionian.
курортный (Russian): resort
Definitions
- resort
Ancestry of “курортный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | куро́рт | resort, holiday resort, health resort |
| 2 | German | Kurort | health resort |
| 3 | German | Kür | choice; free skating |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kure | — |
| 5 | Arabic | كره | to be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُرَة | ball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a... |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎹𐎢𐎴 | Ionia |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἴων | one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἰᾱ́ϝων | Ionian |