Where does “várra” come from?

várra (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic vërë, from Proto-Albanian werā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer- — broad.

várra (Northern Sami): care, caution; goods, merchandise; danger

Definitions

  1. care, caution; goods, merchandise; danger

Ancestry of “várra”, step by step

várra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Samic vërë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicvërëblood
2Proto-Albanianwerāto hang
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wer-broad

via Proto-Samic vārë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicvārëdanger

Words derived from “várra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer- →Every word from Proto-Albanian werā →Every word from Proto-Samic vërë →