Where does “καρά” come from?

καρά (Cappadocian Greek) comes from Armenian քար, from Middle Armenian քար, from Old Armenian քար — stone.

καρά (Cappadocian Greek): a small stone, with which larger stones are fixed...

Definitions

  1. a small stone, with which larger stones are fixed...

Ancestry of “καρά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianքարstone, rock; rock, cliff; mountain
2Middle Armenianքարstone, rock
3Old Armenianքարstone
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