Where does “karakki” come from?

karakki (Finnish) comes from Swedish karack, from French caraque, from Latin carraca, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

karakki (Finnish): carrack

Definitions

  1. carrack

Ancestry of “karakki”, step by step

karakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish karack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkarack—
2Frenchcaraquecocoa from Caracas
3Latincarraca—
4Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
5Gaulishkarroswagon
6Proto-Celtickarroswagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Finnish kara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaraa dried branch, rib of a leaf or other similar...
2Proto-Finnickara—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →