Where does “kerita” come from?

kerita (Veps) comes from Malay kereta, from Portuguese carreta, from Old Portuguese carreta.

kerita (Veps): to cut, to trim; to shave; to shear

Definitions

  1. to cut, to trim; to shave; to shear

Ancestry of “kerita”, step by step

kerita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kereta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeretacar; cart, carriage; carriage
2Portuguesecarretacart; semi-trailer; big rig; eighteen-wheeler
3Old Portuguesecarreta—

via Proto-Finnic kerit'äk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickerit'äkto shear
Every word from Old Portuguese carreta →Every word from Portuguese carreta →Every word from Malay kereta →