Where does “chervis” come from?

chervis (French) comes from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا, from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.

chervis (French): skirret

Definitions

  1. skirret

Ancestry of “chervis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَرَاوِيَاcaraway
2Ancient Greekκαρώcaraway (Carum carvi)
3Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ
Every word from Ancient Greek κάρη →Every word from Ancient Greek καρώ →Every word from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا →