Where does “North Karelia” come from?
North Karelia (English) comes from Finnish Pohjois-Karjala, from Finnish Karjala, from Finnish karja, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
North Karelia (English): Since 2022, the English term officially prescribed as the name for the Finnish administrative unit long known as a “region” was changed to be called a “county”, although reference to counties as regions is still common. See
Definitions
- Since 2022, the English term officially prescribed as the name for the Finnish administrative unit long known as a “region” was changed to be called a “county”, although reference to counties as regions is still common. See
Ancestry of “North Karelia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Pohjois-Karjala | North Karelia, a region of Finland |
| 2 | Finnish | Karjala | Karelia |
| 3 | Finnish | karja | cattle domesticated bovine animals sometimes with a specifier |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |