Where does “vatrã” come from?

vatrã (Aromanian) comes from Albanian vatër, from Proto-Albanian ōtar, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- — fire.

vatrã (Aromanian): hearth, fireplace

Definitions

  1. hearth, fireplace

Ancestry of “vatrã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianvatërfireplace, fireside, hearth; home, family circle;...
2Proto-Albanianōtarfire
3Proto-Indo-Iranianātṛ-fire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₁ter-fire

Words derived from “vatrã

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ-Every word from Proto-Albanian ōtar