Where does “Carya” come from?

Carya (Translingual) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Carya (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Carya”, step by step

Carya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Ancient Greek κᾰρῠ́ᾱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκᾰρῠ́ᾱ—
2Ancient Greekκάρυονnut

Words derived from “Carya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has →
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