kurti

Etymology
From, probably via an extension in order to account for the acute tone in the Baltic forms. Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

The appurtenance of the "kindle, light" meanings to the root is uncertain. It is traditionally accepted and explained as originating from expressions such as ; however, it could very well come from a different root, usually reconstructed as. In this case, compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to kindle, light
 * kurti ugnį - to kindle a fire
 * krosnį kurti - to light the stove
 * 1)  to build
 * namus, mokyklą kurti - to build houses, a school
 * 1)  to establish, set up
 * organizaciją, valstybę kurti - to establish an organization, a state
 * 1)  to create, make
 * eilėraščius, romanus kurti - to create poems, novels
 * 1)  to run
 * Vaikai į mišką iškūrė.
 * The children ran into the forest.

Derived terms