Where does “karru” come from?

karru (Quechua) comes from Spanish carro, from Old Spanish carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

karru (Quechua): car, automobile

Definitions

  1. car, automobile

Ancestry of “karru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarrocart; car, automobile; train car
2Old Spanishcarrocart
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →