Where does “kaarre” come from?

kaarre (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaartaa, from Proto-Finnic kaartadak, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere — curved thing.

kaarre (Finnish): bend, curve

Definitions

  1. bend, curve

Ancestry of “kaarre”, step by step

kaarre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaartaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaartaato curve, bend, turn, arch
2Proto-Finnickaartadakto curve, to bend
3Proto-Finnickaaricurve
4Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing

via Finnish e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheE note

Words derived from “kaarre

Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋereEvery word from Proto-Finnic kaariEvery word from Proto-Finnic kaartadak