Where does “karni” come from?
karni (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese carne, from Old Portuguese carne, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
karni (Papiamentu): meat
Definitions
- meat
Ancestry of “karni”, step by step
karni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese carne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | carne | flesh; meat; pulp; flesh |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | carne | meat |
| 3 | Latin | carō | flesh, meat of an animal |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |