Where does “Karasu” come from?

Karasu (Turkish) comes from Turkish kara, from Ottoman Turkish قاره, from French carré, from Middle French quarré, from Old French quarré, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus — and.

Ancestry of “Karasu”, step by step

Karasu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkarablack, dark; brunette; dark skinned
2Ottoman Turkishقارهalternative spelling of قره; terra firma, land,...
3Frenchcarrésquare; quadratic; straightforward
4Middle Frenchquarré
5Old Frenchquarrésquare
6Latinquadrātussquare, squared, having been made square, made into a square shape
7Latinquadrōto make four-cornered, square, make square
8Latinquādrussquare
9Latinquattŭorfour; 4
10Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
11Old Portuguesequartoquarter
12Latinquārtusfourth
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
15Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Turkish su

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsuwater; juice
2Frenchsoutache
3Hungariansujtássoutache
4Hungarian-ásAdded to a verb to form a noun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos