Where does “eroj” come from?

eroj (Maltese) comes from Italian eroe, from Latin hērōs, from Ancient Greek ἥρως, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

eroj (Maltese): hero

Definitions

  1. hero

Ancestry of “eroj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeroehero
2Latinhērōsdemigod, hero
3Ancient Greekἥρωςa hero of the Trojan War: any of the major...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἥρως →