Where does “egër” come from?

egër (Albanian) comes from Ancient Greek Ἄγριος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

egër (Albanian): wild; fierce, ferocious; rough, coarse, raw

Definitions

  1. wild; fierce, ferocious; rough, coarse, raw

Ancestry of “egër”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἌγριοςliving in the open fields
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵr̥yoscampestral, field attributive, of or relating to fields
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

Words derived from “egër”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγριος →