Where does “эр-” come from?
эр- (Erzya) comes from Proto-Uralic irkä.
Ancestry of “эр-”, step by step
эр- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Uralic irkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Uralic | irkä | — |
via Proto-Indo-Iranian Áryas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Áryas | autonymic ethnonym of the respective... |