Where does “kariūnas” come from?
kariūnas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian karys, from Lithuanian karas, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
kariūnas (Lithuanian): cadet
Definitions
- cadet
Ancestry of “kariūnas”, step by step
kariūnas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian karys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | karys | warrior, soldier |
| 2 | Lithuanian | karas | war |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Lithuanian ūnas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | ūnas | — |