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
Ancestry of “kra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | cara | face; heads; resemblance, appearance |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | cara | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cara | face |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |