Where does “kodolkarš” come from?

kodolkarš (Latvian) comes from Latvian karš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic karyas, from Proto-Indo-European koryos, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

kodolkarš (Latvian): nuclear war

Definitions

  1. nuclear war

Ancestry of “kodolkarš”, step by step

kodolkarš traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian karš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankaršwar; war; relating to war; war, military
2Proto-Balto-Slavickaryas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoryoswar, troops
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Latvian kodols

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankodolscore, kernel; core, centre, nucleus; atomic...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European koryos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic karyas →