Where does “kara” come from?
kara (Lower Sorbian) comes from Middle High German karre, from Old High German karra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
kara (Lower Sorbian): cart, wagon
Ancestry of “kara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | karre | — |
| 2 | Old High German | karra | — |
| 3 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 4 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |