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Where does “kainga” come from?

kainga (Maori) comes from Maori kā, from English car, from Middle English carre, from Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.

kainga (Maori): the burning; a place of residence; an unfortified...

Definitions

  1. the burning; a place of residence; an unfortified...

Ancestry of “kainga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikāto burn; to screech
2EnglishcarA wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with...
3Middle Englishcarre—
4Anglo-Normancarrecart
5Latincarra—
6Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
7Gaulishkarroswagon
8Proto-Celtickarroswagon
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “kainga”

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