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Where does “*cerēna” come from?

*cerēna (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin carina, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “*cerēna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarinakeel of a ship; ship
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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