Where does “karelski” come from?
karelski (Polish) comes from Polish Karelia, from Russian Каре́лия, from Medieval Latin Carelia, from Swedish Karelen, from Finnish Karjala, from Finnish karja, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos — army.
karelski (Polish): Kareli, Karelian
Definitions
- Kareli, Karelian
Ancestry of “karelski”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Karelia | — |
| 2 | Russian | Каре́лия | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Carelia | — |
| 4 | Swedish | Karelen | — |
| 5 | Finnish | Karjala | Karelia |
| 6 | Finnish | karja | cattle domesticated bovine animals sometimes with a specifier |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |