Where does “kårhus” come from?

kårhus (Swedish) comes from Swedish kår, from French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

kårhus (Swedish): a students' union building

Definitions

  1. a students' union building

Ancestry of “kårhus”, step by step

kårhus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkåra corps, a corporation, a company, a union, a...
2Frenchcorpsbody; field; corps
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

via Swedish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhusa house; a building where people live or work; a...
2Old Swedish[[hus—
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →
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