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Where does “kärry” come from?

kärry (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish kärra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

kärry (Finnish): cart, trolley, wagon; car, especially an old and...

Definitions

  1. cart, trolley, wagon; car, especially an old and...

Ancestry of “kärry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkärra—
2Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
3Gaulishkarroswagon
4Proto-Celtickarroswagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “kärry”

  • työntökärry
  • ostoskärry
  • kärryllinen
  • pumppukärry
  • peräkärry
  • matkatavarakärry
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