Where does “uri” come from?
uri (Albanian) comes from Albanian ur, 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.
uri (Albanian): hunger
Ancestry of “uri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | ur | ember |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | warā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |