Where does “c” come from?

c (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French carbone, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

c (Norwegian Bokmål): the letter c, the third letter of the Norwegian alphabet

Definitions

the letter c, the third letter of the Norwegian alphabet

Ancestry of “c”, step by step

c traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French carbone

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	carbone	carbon
2	Latin	carbō	charcoal, coal
3	Proto-Indo-European	ḱer-	to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	kr̥-	to turn, to bend
5	Proto-Indo-European	ker-	army

via Latin C

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	C	ce
2	Etruscan	𐌂	ce
3	Ancient Greek	Γ	Gamma; gamma
4	Phoenician	𐤂	gimel; giml
5	Egyptian	𓌙	—

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