Where does “шарнир” come from?
шарнир (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Scharnier, from Russian шарнир, from Italian cerniera, from French charnière, from Vulgar Latin cardinaria, from Latin cardō, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
шарнир (Serbo-Croatian): hinge, joint
Ancestry of “шарнир”, step by step