Where does “kari” come from?

kari (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Norse skarj(a)-, from Proto-Germanic skarją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

kari (Proto-Finnic): rock in the sea, skerry (a little under or above the surface)

Definitions

  1. rock in the sea, skerry (a little under or above the surface)

Ancestry of “kari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norseskarj(a)-—
2Proto-Germanicskarją—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “kari”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarją →Every word from Proto-Norse skarj(a)- →
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