Where does “πυρά” come from?

πυρά (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πυρά, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

πυρά (Greek): the stake; pyre; firing of arms, Nominative,...

Definitions

  1. the stake; pyre; firing of arms, Nominative,...

Ancestry of “πυρά”, step by step

πυρά traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πυρά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπυράfuneral pyre; watchfires
2Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via Greek πῦρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπῦρfire, the firing of weapons
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πῦρ →Every word from Ancient Greek πυρά →