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Where does “*keruɨn” come from?

*keruɨn (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Vulgar Latin *cerēna, from Latin carina, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “*keruɨn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*cerēna—
2Latincarinakeel of a ship; ship
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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