Where does “varsinaiskarjala” come from?
varsinaiskarjala (Finnish) comes from Finnish Karjala, from Finnish karja, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
varsinaiskarjala (Finnish): Karelian proper dialect group of Karelian language
Definitions
- Karelian proper dialect group of Karelian language
Ancestry of “varsinaiskarjala”, step by step
varsinaiskarjala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Karjala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Karjala | Karelia |
| 2 | Finnish | karja | cattle domesticated bovine animals sometimes with a specifier |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Finnish varsinainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varsinainen | actual, real; essential; proper |
| 2 | Finnish | varsi | stalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | varci | stalk of a plant |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | warte | — |