Where does “ostoskärry” come from?

ostoskärry (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärry, from Old Swedish kärra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

ostoskärry (Finnish): shopping cart US, shopping trolley UK

Definitions

  1. shopping cart US, shopping trolley UK

Ancestry of “ostoskärry”, step by step

ostoskärry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kärry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärrycart, trolley, wagon; car, especially an old and...
2Old Swedishkärra—
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Finnish ostos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishostospurchase; shopping
2FinnishostaaTo buy, purchase
3Proto-Finnicostadakto buy
4Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →
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