Where does “karni” come from?

karni (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese carne, from Old Portuguese carne, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

karni (Guinea-Bissau Creole): meat

Definitions

  1. meat

Ancestry of “karni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecarneflesh; meat; pulp; flesh
2Old Portuguesecarnemeat
3Latincarōflesh, meat of an animal
4Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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