Where does “kärp” come from?

kärp (Livonian) comes from Estonian karp, from Middle Low German karpe, from Latin carpa, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 — carp.

kärp (Livonian): (small) box, case

Definitions

  1. (small) box, case

Ancestry of “kärp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankarpbox; carp
2Middle Low Germankarpecarp fish
3LatincarpaA carp
4Gothic𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰carp
Every word from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 →Every word from Latin carpa →Every word from Middle Low German karpe →
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