Where does “jar” come from?

jar (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic jarъ, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

jar (Polish): spring; ravine, canyon

Definitions

  1. spring; ravine, canyon

Ancestry of “jar”, step by step

jar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic jarъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjarъfurious; Alternative form of *jaro
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁ro-year, spring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via Ukrainian яр

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianярsteep bank, gully, ravine
2Turkicunknown—
3Persianپلنگpanther; leopard

Words derived from “jar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁ro- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jarъ →