Where does “carn” come from?

carn (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic karnos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “carn”, step by step

carn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic karnos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickarnoscairn; horn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Celtic karnos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Celtickarnos—

Words derived from “carn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic karnos →