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Where does “korsu” come from?
korsu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch koorts, from Middle Dutch corts.
korsu
(Sranan Tongo): fever
Definitions
fever
Ancestry of “korsu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Dutch
koorts
fever
2
Middle Dutch
corts
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