Where does “butar” come from?

butar (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian ar, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

butar (Aromanian): barrelmaker, cooper

Definitions

  1. barrelmaker, cooper

Ancestry of “butar”, step by step

butar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aromanian ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AromanianarI plough
2Latinarōto plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage
3Proto-Italicaraōto plough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Aromanian buti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanianbutibarrel, cask
2Latinbuttiscask, barrel
3Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff
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