Where does “krouvari” come from?

krouvari (Finnish) comes from Finnish krouvi, from Swedish grov, from Middle Low German grof, from Old Dutch grof, from Proto-West Germanic *grob, from Proto-Germanic grubaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ-.

krouvari (Finnish): pubkeeper, innkeeper

Definitions

  1. pubkeeper, innkeeper

Ancestry of “krouvari”, step by step

krouvari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish krouvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkrouviinn, roadhouse; pub, bar; crude, crudely done
2Swedishgrovcoarse; composed of large parts or particles;...
3Middle Low Germangrof—
4Old Dutchgrof—
5Proto-West Germanic*grob—
6Proto-Germanicgrubazcoarse, rough
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrewbʰ-—

via Finnish Ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAri—
2Latinadrianus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *grob →