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Where does “карам” come from?

карам (Russian) comes from Russian ка́ра, from Polish kara, from French carré, from Middle French quarré, from Old French quarré, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus — and.

карам (Russian): dative plural of ка́ра; dative plural of кар

Definitions

  1. dative plural of ка́ра; dative plural of кар

Ancestry of “карам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianка́ра—
2Polishkarapunishment; penalty, fine; inflection of karo: ##...
3Frenchcarrésquare; quadratic; straightforward
4Middle Frenchquarré—
5Old Frenchquarrésquare
6Latinquadrātus—
7Latinquadrō—
8Latinquādrus—
9Latinquattŭor—
10Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
11Old Portuguesequartoquarter
12Latinquārtus—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
15Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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