Where does “jary” come from?
jary (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic jarъ, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.
jary (Lower Sorbian): lewd, unchaste
Ancestry of “jary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | jarъ | furious; Alternative form of *jaro |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁ro- | year, spring |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |