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
Ancestry of “Karjala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karja | cattle ; sometimes with a specifier: nautakarja,... |
| 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”