Where does “charrúa” come from?

charrúa (Galician) comes from French charrue, from Latin carrūca, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

charrúa (Galician): carruca

Definitions

  1. carruca

Ancestry of “charrúa”, step by step

charrúa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French charrue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcharrueplough
2LatincarrūcaA chariot
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Galician *charrũa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galician*charrũacarruca
2Proto-Bantu-úa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →