Where does “carna” come from?
carna (Lower Sorbian) comes from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
carna (Lower Sorbian): feminine nominative singular of carny
Definitions
- feminine nominative singular of carny
Ancestry of “carna”, step by step
carna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin carō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | carō | flesh, meat of an animal |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |