Where does “karwa” come from?

karwa (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic korva, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

karwa (Kashubian): cow

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “karwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickorvacow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →