Where does “ūrus” come from?
ūrus (Latin) comes from Proto-Germanic ūraz, from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- — aurochs; buffalo.
Ancestry of “ūrus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ūraz | aurochs |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ūsr- | aurochs; buffalo |