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Where does “kurva” come from?

kurva (Swedish) comes from Latin curva, from Latin curvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

kurva (Swedish): curve, arc; a bend of a road

Definitions

  1. curve, arc; a bend of a road

Ancestry of “kurva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincurvanominative feminine singular of curvus;...
2Latincurvusbent, crooked, curved
3Proto-Italickorwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “kurva”

  • kurvig
  • hårnålskurva
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