Etymology

kurgan

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Today it means: A prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia. Full definition →

Russian курга́н ← Turkic
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kurgan · noun1

  1. Turkic · derived from
  2. Russian · borrowed fromкурга́н
  3. English todaykurgan

From Russian курга́н (kurgán), from a Turkic language.

Kurgan · proper noun2

  1. Turkic · derived from
  2. Russian · derived fromкурга́н“kurgan, burial mound”
  3. Russian · borrowed fromКурга́н
  4. English todayKurgan

From Russian Курга́н (Kurgán), from Russian курга́н (kurgán, “kurgan, burial mound”), from Turkic (compare Turkish kurgan (“fortress”)).

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