Where does “kra” come from?

kra (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cara, from Old Portuguese cara, from Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

kra (Portuguese): guy

Definitions

  1. guy

Ancestry of “kra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecaraface; heads; resemblance, appearance
2Old Portuguesecara—
3Vulgar Latincaraface
4Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
5Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Vulgar Latin cara →
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