Where does “työntökärry” come from?

työntökärry (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.

työntökärry (Finnish): pushcart

Definitions

  1. pushcart

Ancestry of “työntökärry”, step by step

työntökärry 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 työntö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöntöthrust, push
2FinnishtyöntääTo push
3Proto-Finnictööntädäkto push, to shove
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →