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Probably borrowed from Latviankaraša (dialectal Latviankaraška). Loaning in the opposite direction (i.e., from Estonian into Latvian) has also been proposed. Another theory suggests a derivation from the stem, which occurs in karge(“rough, coarse”) (from Proto-Finnic*karkëda), compare karastama(“to harden”).
“karask”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
