Where does “kõrsi” come from?
kõrsi (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic korci, from Proto-Baltic karti, from Sanskrit कृति, from Sanskrit कृत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
kõrsi (Votic): stalk
Ancestry of “kõrsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | korci | culm; stem, stalk |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | karti | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृति | the act of doing, making, performing,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृत | past participle of कृणोति ; done; done, made;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kr̥tás | done, made |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |