Where does “ayru” come from?

ayru (Aromanian) comes from Greek άγριος, from Ancient Greek Ἄγριος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

ayru (Aromanian): wild

Definitions

  1. wild

Ancestry of “ayru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάγριοςundomesticated, untamed, feral, wild; wild,...
2Ancient GreekἌγριοςliving in the open fields
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵr̥yoscampestral, field attributive, of or relating to fields
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγριος →