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Where does “kurs” come from?

kurs (Swedish) comes from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

kurs (Swedish): course, class; course, the intended passage of...

Definitions

  1. course, class; course, the intended passage of...

Ancestry of “kurs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincursusThe act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...
2Latincurrō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “kurs”

  • intensiivikurssi
  • pörssikurssi
  • kielikurssi
  • osakekurssi
  • myyntikurssi
  • vaihtokurssi
  • kurssi
  • praktikumkurssi
  • ostokurssi
  • pikakurssi
  • törmäyskurssi
  • tanssikurssi
  • ammattikurssi
  • kurssilainen
  • ammattikurssikeskus
  • alkeiskurssi
  • ompelukurssi
  • clearingkurssi
  • kurslitteratur
  • kursfordran
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