Where does “ḱerwós” come from?

ḱerwós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “ḱerwós”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	ḱer-	to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
2	Proto-Indo-European	kr̥-	to turn, to bend
3	Proto-Indo-European	ker-	army

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