Where does “Aura” come from?

Aura (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Finnish Aura, from Finnish Aurora, from Latin aurōra, from Proto-Italic auzōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

Aura (Norwegian Bokmål): flowing from Aursjøen through Eikesdalen into Eikesdalsvatnet

Definitions

  1. flowing from Aursjøen through Eikesdalen into Eikesdalsvatnet

Ancestry of “Aura”, step by step

Aura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Aura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAuraplough, plow agricultural tool
2FinnishAuroraAurora
3Latinaurōra
4Proto-Italicauzōsdawn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

via Old Norse aurr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaurrmoist earth, wet clay, mud
2Proto-Germanicaurazwet sand or earth, mud; liquid, water, sea
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHuh₁-ró-s
4Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews-