Where does “shar” come from?

shar (Louisiana Creole) comes from French char, from Old French char, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

shar (Louisiana Creole): car, automobile

Definitions

  1. car, automobile

Ancestry of “shar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcharchariot, carriage; tank; car, auto
2Old Frenchcharflesh; meat; cart
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →