Where does “karas” come from?

karas (English) comes from Ancient Greek Μακάριος, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

karas (English): plural of kara

Definitions

  1. plural of kara

Ancestry of “karas”, step by step

karas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Μακάριος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜακάριοςblessed, happy
2Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
3Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

via Polish karaś

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkaraścrucian carp; any fish of the genus Carassius
2Proto-Slavickarasьcrucian carp; any fish of the genus Carassius
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →Every word from Ancient Greek -ισμός →