Where does “nerca” come from?

nerca (Spanish) comes from Spanish carné, from Old Spanish carne, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

nerca (Spanish): meat

Definitions

  1. meat

Ancestry of “nerca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarnéidentity card; driver's licence
2Old Spanishcarneflesh, meat
3Latincarōflesh, meat of an animal
4Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-