Where does “карета” come from?
карета (Russian) comes from Polish kareta, from Spanish carreta, from Old Spanish carreta, from Old Catalan carreta, from Old Catalan carro, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
карета (Russian): carriage, coach; Short for каре́та ско́рой...
Definitions
- carriage, coach; Short for каре́та ско́рой...
Ancestry of “карета”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kareta | carriage; quads, four of a kind |
| 2 | Spanish | carreta | cart, dray |
| 3 | Old Spanish | carreta | cart |
| 4 | Old Catalan | carreta | cart |
| 5 | Old Catalan | carro | cart |
| 6 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 7 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |