Where does “carn” come from?

carn (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic carn, from Old Irish carn, from Proto-Celtic karnos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

carn (English): Archaic form of cairn; Come on; An exclamation of...

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of cairn; Come on; An exclamation of...

Ancestry of “carn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccarnheap of stones
2Old Irishcarn
3Proto-Celtickarnoscairn; horn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic karnosEvery word from Old Irish carn
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