Where does “јавор” come from?
јавор (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic avorъ, from Old High German ahorn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
јавор (Macedonian): maple
Ancestry of “јавор”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | avorъ | maple |
| 2 | Old High German | ahorn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |