Where does “caravane” come from?

caravane (Middle French) comes from Old French carvane, from Persian کاروان, from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn', from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “caravane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcarvane—
2Persianکاروانcaravan; convoy
3Middle Persiankʾlwʾn'military column; caravan
4Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎼the people, subjects; army
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “caravane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →