English
Kur
Kur comes from Sumerian kur ‘mountain’.
- Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCEkurtransliteratedcuneiform kur, a transliteration‘mountain’
- EnglishtodayKur
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCEkurtransliteratedcuneiform kur, a transliteration‘mountain’
- EnglishtodayKur
Every English word from Sumerian kur
Another origin of Kur
- RussianmodernКурKur
- EnglishtodayKur
Today it means
name A mountain or mountains, usually identified as the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sumerian kur / Kur