Where does “Hvar” come from?

Hvar (English) comes from Serbo-Croatian Hvȃr, from Ancient Greek φάρος, from Ancient Greek φᾶρος — large piece of cloth, web; wide cloak or mantle...

Hvar (English): in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast

Definitions

  1. in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast

Ancestry of “Hvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianHvȃr—
2Ancient Greekφάροςpharynx; plough; ploughing
3Ancient Greekφᾶροςlarge piece of cloth, web; wide cloak or mantle...
Every word from Ancient Greek φᾶρος →Every word from Ancient Greek φάρος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian Hvȃr →