Where does “sarvikarja” come from?
sarvikarja (Finnish) comes from Finnish sarvi, from Proto-Finnic sarvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarwe, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
sarvikarja (Finnish): horned livestock
Definitions
- horned livestock
Ancestry of “sarvikarja”, step by step
sarvikarja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sarvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sarvi | horn; antler; handlebar |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sarvi | horn |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śarwe | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ćr̥Hwás | horn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥h₂-wó-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
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 |