Where does “Ajar” come from?
Ajar (English) comes from English jar, from English chirren, from Old English ceorian, from Proto-West Germanic karēn, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.
Ajar (English): A member of an ethnographic group of Georgians
Definitions
- A member of an ethnographic group of Georgians
Ancestry of “Ajar”, step by step
Ajar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English jar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jar | An earthenware container, either with two or no... |
| 2 | English | chirren | plural of chile |
| 3 | Old English | ceorian | to murmur; complain |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | karēn | to murmur, complain; to care |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |
via Middle English ajar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ajar | — |
| 2 | Middle English | char | turn, occasion |
| 3 | Old English | ċierr | a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |
via Georgian აჭარლები
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | აჭარლები | — |