kurmis
Latvian
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Etymology
Per Karulis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥mis [thus a doublet of Proto-Balto-Slavic *kirmis (“worm”), whence Lithuanian kirmis, Latvian ķirmis, cirmenis (“woodworm, grub”)]
Karulis also mentions ķirmis and the e-grade cērme (“roundworm, parasitic nematode”) as cognates, he also points to Finnish kurmu (“deer gadfly larva”) which could be a borrowing from Baltic.[1] In Sanskrit, krmi (कृमि) means worm.
Derksen does not give a conclusive etymology.
Noun
kurmis m (2nd declension)
- mole (animal)
Declension
Declension of kurmis (2nd declension)
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “kurmis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Lithuanian
Etymology
Noun
kùrmis m (plural kùrmiai) stress pattern 1
- mole (animal)