kurka.
chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)
Meaning & usage
chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)
diminutive of kura (“hen”)
hen night (party at the bride's residence on the eve of the wedding)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *kurъ Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀ Proto-Slavic *-a Proto-Slavic *kura Polish kura Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Old Polish -ka Polish -ka Polish kurka From kura + -ka. Compare Slovak kuriatko. Compare typologically Latvian gailene (feminine diminutive of gailis), Dutch hanenkam (< haan + -en- + kam).
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