Where does “căcârnat” come from?

căcârnat (Romanian) comes from Romanian cârnat, from Romanian carne, from Latin carnem, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

căcârnat (Romanian): shit

Definitions

  1. shit

Ancestry of “căcârnat”, step by step

căcârnat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian cârnat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancârnatsausage
2Romaniancarnemeat; flesh; pulp
3Latincarnemaccusative singular of carō
4Latincarōflesh, meat of an animal
5Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Romanian căca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancăcato defecate, shit
2Frenchcacapoo
3Latincacōto defecate, shit, pass excrement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-