Where does “sarvvis” come from?

sarvvis (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic sërvēs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śirwas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “sarvvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicsërvēsbull elk
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśirwas
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥wós
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “sarvvis

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