Where does “Karelian” come from?
Karelian (English) comes from English Karelia, from Medieval Latin Carelia, from Swedish Karelen, from Finnish Karjala, from Finnish karja, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
Karelian (English): Of, or pertaining to, Karelia or its people,...
Definitions
- Of, or pertaining to, Karelia or its people,...
Ancestry of “Karelian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Karelia | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Carelia | — |
| 3 | Swedish | Karelen | — |
| 4 | Finnish | Karjala | Karelia |
| 5 | Finnish | karja | cattle domesticated bovine animals sometimes with a specifier |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |