Where does “kert(e)snā” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kert(e)snā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankert-sna
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “kert(e)snā

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