Where does “kareivis” come from?

kareivis (Latvian) comes from Lithuanian kareĩvis, from Lithuanian karas, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

kareivis (Latvian): soldier, private; soldier, warrior in general;...

Definitions

  1. soldier, private; soldier, warrior in general;...

Ancestry of “kareivis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankareĩvissoldier, conscript, private
2Lithuaniankaraswar
3Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →