Where does “kara” come from?
kara (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic karu, from Proto-Germanic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.
kara (Old Saxon): grief, sorrow; anxiety
Ancestry of “kara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | karu | care, worry |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | karō | complaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |
Words derived from “kara”