Where does “karja-aura” come from?

karja-aura (Finnish) comes from Finnish Aura, from Finnish Aurora, from Latin aurōra, from Proto-Italic auzōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

karja-aura (Finnish): cowcatcher, pilot

Definitions

  1. cowcatcher, pilot

Ancestry of “karja-aura”, step by step

karja-aura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Aura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAuraplough, plow agricultural tool
2FinnishAuroraAurora
3Latinaurōra
4Proto-Italicauzōsdawn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

via Finnish karja

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