Where does “karnisok” come from?
karnisok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian karnis, from German Karnische, from French corniche, from Italian cornice, from Latin cornix, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
karnisok (Hungarian): nominative plural of karnis
Definitions
- nominative plural of karnis
Ancestry of “karnisok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | karnis | pelmet, valance, curtain-rod |
| 2 | German | Karnische | curtain-rod |
| 3 | French | corniche | cornice; ledge |
| 4 | Italian | cornice | frame; cornice; ledge |
| 5 | Latin | cornix | crow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |