Where does “ur” come from?

ur (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian warā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ur (Albanian): ember

Definitions

  1. ember

Ancestry of “ur”, step by step

ur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Albanian warā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianwarā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Proto-Indo-European h₁ews-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn

Words derived from “ur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- →