Where does “gerra” come from?

gerra (Old Portuguese) comes from Spanish Guerra, from Old Spanish guerra.

Ancestry of “gerra”, step by step

gerra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish Guerra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishGuerrawar, warfare
2Old Spanishguerra—

via Arabic جَرَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَرَّةearthen receptacle; jar; earthern receptacle

via Arabic جَرَّى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَرَّى—

Words derived from “gerra”

Every word from Old Spanish guerra →Every word from Spanish Guerra →
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