Where does “kara” come from?
kara (Khalaj) comes from Persian کره, from Arabic كره, from Arabic كُرَة, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.
kara (Khalaj): butter
Definitions
- butter
Ancestry of “kara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | کره | butter; colt, foal; globe, sphere |
| 2 | Arabic | كره | to be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to... |
| 3 | Arabic | كُرَة | ball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a... |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎹𐎢𐎴 | Ionia |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἴων | one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰᾱ́ϝων | Ionian |