Where does “ур” come from?

ур (Eastern Mari) comes from Proto-Uralic ora, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

ур (Eastern Mari): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “ур”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicorasquirrel; awl
2Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH →