Where does “kert-sna” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kert-sna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “kert-sna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-