carina

Meaning

(declension-1) keel or hull of a ship
(declension-1, figuratively) ship
(declension-1) half of a walnut shell

ship

the keel of a ship

cumba

navia

cymba

πλοίο

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kaˈriː.na]

Cognate with Welsh ceri (“stone of a fruit”) and Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “nut”). The earliest attested meaning is "ship's keel", though whether the original meaning was "keel" or "walnut shell" is unclear. The further origin is disputed: * Borrowed from a European substrate, whence also the Welsh and Greek terms. Alternatively, borrowed from Greek, itself borrowed from said substrate. * From a Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“hard”), and compared further to cancer (“crab”). * From Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head, top”).