Where does “karr” come from?

karr (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic karr, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

karr (Cornish): car

Definitions

  1. car

Ancestry of “karr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickarrwagon; cart; load
2Proto-Celtickarroswagon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “karr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →