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Where does “var” come from?

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

var (Albanian): I hang; I depend on; I bring down

Definitions

  1. I hang; I depend on; I bring down

Ancestry of “var”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianwerja—
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

Words derived from “var”

  • varesë
  • varg
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