Where does “kara” come from?

kara (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kor- — to caw, crow; to cut, split; to crow.

kara (Proto-Slavic): punishment

Definitions

  1. punishment

Ancestry of “kara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankor-to caw, crow; to cut, split; to crow

Words derived from “kara”

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