Where does “ಚರ್ಮ” come from?
ಚರ್ಮ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit चर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čárma, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
ಚರ್ಮ (Kannada): skin
Ancestry of “ಚರ್ಮ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | चर्मन् | skin; pelt |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ćárma | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čárma | skin; hide, pelt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |