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Proto-Turkic: *Küre-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to run away
Russian meaning: убегать
Old Turkic: küre- (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: küre- (MK, KB)
Yakut: kürē-
Dolgan: kürē-
Kirghiz: kürgüčtö- 'загонять скот', kürgüj 'возглас, которым гонят ягнят'
Comments: EDT 737, VEWT 310, ЭСТЯ 5, 146, Stachowski 166.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *kure
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to run, quick
Russian meaning: бежать, быстрый
Turkic: *Küre-
Mongolian: *kur(u)-
Tungus-Manchu: *kora-
Korean: *kɨrk-
Comments: SKE 115. The Korean root is attested only there, thus not very reliable (and the vocalic reflex is dubious).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *kur(u)-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 rapid, quick 2 moment, short time 3 to hurry
Russian meaning: 1 быстрый 2 момент, мгновение 3 спешить
Written Mongolian: qurdun 1 (L 989), qurum 2 (L 991), quruji- 3
Middle Mongolian: qurdi 'haste' (IM), kordun 'Läufer' (LH)
Khalkha: xurdan 1, xuram 2
Buriat: xurda(n) 1
Kalmuck: xurdṇ
Ordos: xurdun 1
Dongxian: Guǯin, Gudun 1
Baoan: Gordoŋ 1
Dagur: xordun 1, (Тод. Даг. 177), horedun 1 (MD 164), xordon 1
Shary-Yoghur: Gurduŋ 1
Monguor: Gurdun (SM 127), Gurdǝn 1
Mogol: qurdun 1 (Ramstedt 1906)
Comments: KW 198, MGCD 390. Mong. > Man. xurdun etc., see Doerfer MT 145, Rozycki 112.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kora-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to drive away
Russian meaning: прогонять
Even: koro-
Comments: ТМС 1, 416. Attested only in Evn., but having probable external parallels.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *kɨrk-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to run away, to escape
Russian meaning: убегать, спасаться бегством
Modern Korean: kɨk- [kɨlk-]
Comments: SKE 115.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *KUrV
Meaning: to run
Indo-European: *kors-
Altaic: *kure
Uralic: *korkV; Sam. *kürъ 'run away, flee'
Kartvelian: Georg. ḳurcχl- 'run away, race, gallop'
References: ND 1144 *ḳürV(-ćV) 'to run, run away'.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *kors-
Meaning: to run, to hurry
Tokharian: A kursär, B kwarsär (PT *kwärsär) 'league, course, path' (Adams 234)
Old Greek: epí-kọ̄ro-s `Helfer, Hilfstruppen; Beistand; helfend, schützend'
Baltic: *kar̃š- (*kar̃š-ja-) vb.
Germanic: *xurs-k-a- adj., *xurz-ṓ- vb., *xurs-k-a-/*xrus-k-a- vb.
Latin: currō, -ere, cucurrī, cursum `laufen, rennen, eilen', cursus, -ūs m. `Lauf', currus, -ūs m. `Wagen', pl. equirria n. `Pferderennen zu Ehren des Mars'
Celtic: Gaul carros, latinisiert carrus `Karren, Wagen', OIr carr, MCymr carr, MBret karr
Russ. meaning: бежать, спешить
References: WP I 427 f
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *kar̃š- (*kar̃š-ja-) vb.
Meaning: hurry, run
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: kar̃šti (kar̃šia) `schnell gehen, laufen'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *xurska-, *xurzṓn- vb., *xurskan-/*xruskan- vb.
Meaning: clever, quick
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: *and-hruskan st.? `question'
Old Norse: horsk-r `klug; schnell, tapfer'
Old English: horsc `klug'
Old Saxon: horsk `scharf, schnell'
Old High German: horsk `scharf, schnell'; hurscan `üben, beschleunigen', hursgen wk. `hasten, spur on'
Middle High German: hurren wk. `sich schnell bewegen'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 944
Root: k̂ers-2
English meaning: to run
German meaning: `laufen'
Derivatives: kr̥so-s `Wagen'
Material: Für palatales spricht σάρσαι ἅμαξαι Hes., das wie lat. sarrācum, serrācum (ital. -rr- aus -rs-) `ein ausländischer Wagen' ein illyr. *sarsa = idg. *k̂r̥sā zur Quelle haben könnte;

    gr. ἐπίκουρος `zu Hilfe eilend' (*k̂orsos);

    lat. currō, -ere `laufen' (*k̂r̥sō), cursus `Lauf', currus `Wagen', equirria `Wagenrennen' (*equi-curria, woraus assimilatorisch *equi-quirria und haplologisch equirria);

    gall. carros, latinisiert carrus `Karren, Wagen', air. mcymr. carr; bret. karr `biga, vihiculum' (*kr̥sos); vgl. mcymr. carrawc f., ncymr. carrog `Sturzbach' (*karsākā `die Laufende'?), anders oben S. 532.

    mhd. hurren `sich rasch bewegen'; unsicher ahd. hros, -ses, aisl. as. hross, ags. horg `Pferd, Roß' (*hrussa-), and. hers ds. (*herssa-), da das -ss- bei einer auf -s ausl. Wz. höchstens als Konsonantenschärfung in einem Kurznamen verständlich wäre; daher eher zu einer Dentalerweiterung (: ai. kū́rdati `hüpft, springt') der nicht palatalen Wz. (s)ker- `springen';

    arm. kar̄k` `Wagen' ist wohl Lw. aus dem Galatischen.

References: WP. I 428 f., WH. I 315 f.
Pages: 583-584
PIE database: PIE database
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1350
Proto: *korkV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: to run, flee
German meaning: laufen, fliehen
Finnish: karkaa- 'fliehen, entfliehen, ausreißen', karku 'Flucht', karkaus 'Fliehen, Ausreißen, Flucht' ( > Saam. N gar'gedi- 'escape, run away', gar'gadus -ss-,-s- 'running away, flight') ?
Estonian: karga- 'springen, hüpfen, schnell laufen', karg (gen. karu) 'Springen, Laufen, Flucht', kark (gen. kargu) 'Flucht, eilige Bewegung' ?
Mordovian: (kurok (E M) 'schnell; bald' - rejected by Redei)
Mari (Cheremis): kǝ̑rɣǝ̑ža- (KB), kurža- (U B) 'laufen; rollen' ?
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