hurskas etymology

Finnish word hurskas comes from Proto-Indo-European *kors-, and later Proto-Germanic *hurskaz (Fast; quick; lively.)

Detailed word origin of hurskas

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*kors- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*hurskaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Fast; quick; lively.
hurskas Finnish (fin) (archaic) wise, deliberate. Pious.

Words with the same origin as hurskas

Descendants of *kors-
hurskaasti hurskastella hurskaus