caru

/ˈkarʉ/ · verb

Meaning

to love, like
to desire, wish

Etymology / origin

From Proto-Brythonic *karɨd, from Proto-Celtic *karāti (“to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”).

*keh₂-(ine-pro)→
*karāti(cel-pro)→
*karɨd(cel-bry-pro)→
*keh₂-(ine-pro)→
caru (Middle Welsh)
Relations: root, der, der, der

Related words

*keh₂-(ine-pro)*karɨd(cel-bry-pro)*karāti(cel-pro)caru(Welsh)

Descendant words

caru(Welsh) (der)

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