Where does “äär” come from?

äär (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic ääri, from Proto-Finnic äjere, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (h₁)éǵer-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic éźera — lake.

äär (Ingrian): verge; end

Definitions

  1. verge; end

Ancestry of “äär”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicääriend, edge
2Proto-Finnicäjere—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic(h₁)éǵer-—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicéźeralake
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic éźera →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic (h₁)éǵer- →Every word from Proto-Finnic äjere →