Where does “kaars” come from?
kaars (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch kerse, from Old Dutch kirsa, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.
kaars (Dutch): candle
Ancestry of “kaars”, step by step
Words derived from “kaars”