Etymology · Proto-Celtic
*karnos
3 English words descend from Proto-Celtic *karnos, most common first.
- cairnA rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
- CarneA surname.
- carnyxA bronze wind instrument used by Iron Age Celts (c. 200 B.C.E. – 200 C.E.) as a type of battle trumpet; held vertically when played, it was shaped like an elongated S with a mouthpiece at the lower end and a bell (often resembling an animal with an open mouth) at the upper end.