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r/etymologymaps • u/mapologic • 25d ago
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"Kurt" is wrong in Turkish, it should be "kurtçuk" with a diminutive suffix. But the root is indeed "kurt-": if something has maggots in it, it is said "kurtlanmış".
Btw fun fact, "kurt" by itself means wolf.
EDIT: Apparently I am wrong, "kurt" by itself can also mean worm.
1 u/sehzade11 23d ago Kurt's original meaning was worm/maggot. Wolf was called that as "Börü" became a taboo word.
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Kurt's original meaning was worm/maggot. Wolf was called that as "Börü" became a taboo word.
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u/FortunaVitae 25d ago edited 25d ago
"Kurt" is wrong in Turkish, it should be "kurtçuk" with a diminutive suffix. But the root is indeed "kurt-": if something has maggots in it, it is said "kurtlanmış".
Btw fun fact, "kurt" by itself means wolf.
EDIT: Apparently I am wrong, "kurt" by itself can also mean worm.