Where does “βαρύς” come from?

βαρύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

βαρύς (Ancient Greek): heavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...

Definitions

  1. heavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...

Ancestry of “βαρύς”, step by step

βαρύς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Hellenic gʷarus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicgʷarusheavy
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
3Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Ancient Greek ὄνυξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄνυξclaw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

Words derived from “βαρύς”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus →