Where does “Karjala” come from?
Karjala (Finnish) comes 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.
Karjala (Finnish): Karelia
Definitions
- Karelia
Ancestry of “Karjala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karja | cattle domesticated bovine animals sometimes with a specifier |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “Karjala”
- Pohjois-Karjala
- karjalainen
- Carelia
- Karelen
- Carēlia
- Etelä-Karjala
- karjalankarhukoira
- karjalankielinen
- Raja-Karjala
- aunuksenkarjala
- eteläkarjala
- karjala-aunus
- karjalaini
- Karjalankannas
- karjalanneito
- karjalanpaisti
- karjalanpiirakka
- karjalanpiiras
- karjalanruusu
- karjalantaa
- karjalantalo
- livvinkarjala
- Muinais-Karjala
- pohjoiskarjala