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

Definitions

  1. cart, wagon

Ancestry of “kara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankarrecart
2Old High Germankarracart
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 →
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