Where does “ylämaankarja” come from?

ylämaankarja (Finnish) comes 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.

ylämaankarja (Finnish): Highland cattle, kyloe

Definitions

  1. Highland cattle, kyloe

Ancestry of “ylämaankarja”, step by step

ylämaankarja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarjacattle domesticated bovine animals sometimes with a specifier
2Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
3Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Finnish ylämaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylämaahighland; climb, ascent
2Finnishylä-upper; superior, high, higher
3Finnishalhaalladown below, below; down (here/there)
4Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
5Proto-Finnicalalower; under
6Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →