Where does “kärrypolku” come from?

kärrypolku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärry, 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.

kärrypolku (Finnish): path for a cart

Definitions

  1. path for a cart

Ancestry of “kärrypolku”, step by step

kärrypolku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kärry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärrycart, trolley, wagon; car, especially an old and...
2Old Swedishkärra—
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Finnish polku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolkupath, trail, track; path; treading, stomping
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →