Where does “Pohjois-Karjala” come from?

Pohjois-Karjala (Finnish) comes 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.

Pohjois-Karjala (Finnish): North Karelia, a region of Finland

Definitions

  1. North Karelia, a region of Finland

Ancestry of “Pohjois-Karjala”, step by step

Pohjois-Karjala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Karjala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKarjalaKarelia
2Finnishkarjacattle domesticated bovine animals sometimes with a specifier
3Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Finnish pohjoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjoinennorth; northern
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “Pohjois-Karjala”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →