Where does “karsija” come from?
karsija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärsiä, from Proto-Finnic kärcidäk, from Proto-Finnic kärtitäk, from Proto-Germanic hardijaną, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
karsija (Finnish): pruner
Definitions
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Ancestry of “karsija”, step by step
karsija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kärsiä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kärsiä | to suffer from, endure; to suffer, experience,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kärcidäk | to suffer; to endure |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kärtitäk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |