Where does “kart-” come from?
kart- (Proto-Kartvelian) comes from Finnish kärsi, from Proto-Finnic karci — char, that has been burned and charred.
kart- (Proto-Kartvelian): eastern Georgia, Georgians
Definitions
- eastern Georgia, Georgians
Ancestry of “kart-”, step by step
kart- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kärsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kärsi | Third-person singular indicative past form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | karci | char, that has been burned and charred |
via Proto-Indo-European (s)kert-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kert- | to cut, to turn; to cut, divide; short |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “kart-”