 Other Iranian etymologies have been proposed.The Indian proposal of Skalmowsky goes down to "to do, accomplish".Another theory is the suggestion of Karl Hoffmann that "kuruš" goes down to a "-ru" derivation from the IE root "*(s)kau" meaning "to humiliate" and accordingly "kuruš" (hence "Cyrus") means ""humiliator" (of the enemy in verbal contest)".