Where does “кара” come from?

кара (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic кора, from Proto-Slavic kora, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

кара (Belarusian): bark; crust; penalty, punishment, retribution

Definitions

  1. bark; crust; penalty, punishment, retribution

Ancestry of “кара”, step by step

кара traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic кора

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкораbark; tree bark
2Proto-Slavickorabark
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Proto-Slavic kara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickarapunishment
2Proto-Indo-Europeankor-to caw, crow; to cut, split; to crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →
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