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Where does “kartsus” come from?

kartsus (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

Ancestry of “kartsus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-sú-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
3Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—

Words derived from “kartsus”

  • grease
  • crass
  • greaser
  • greasewood
  • crassly
  • grampus
  • greaseproof
  • crassness
  • greasepaint
  • degreaser
  • crassulacean
  • degrease
  • greaseball
  • greaseless
  • grece
  • crassamentum
  • crassitude
  • greasepainted
  • greaseboard
  • regrease
  • greaselike
  • greaseburger
  • crassulaceous
  • greasest
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