Where does “karjakanta” come from?

karjakanta (Finnish) comes from Finnish karja, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

karjakanta (Finnish): livestock population, the livestock of e.g. an area collectively

Definitions

  1. livestock population, the livestock of e.g. an area collectively

Ancestry of “karjakanta”, step by step

karjakanta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish kanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
2Proto-Finnickantaheel
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-
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