Where does “karjalauma” come from?
karjalauma (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.
karjalauma (Finnish): herd of livestock, herd of cattle
Definitions
- herd of livestock, herd of cattle
Ancestry of “karjalauma”, step by step
karjalauma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish karja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karja | cattle domesticated bovine animals sometimes with a specifier |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |