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Where does “ōtar” come from?

ōtar (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- — fire.

ōtar (Proto-Albanian): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “ōtar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianātṛ-fire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₁ter-fire

Words derived from “ōtar”

  • vatră
  • votër
  • vatër
  • vatra
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