Where does “warā” come from?

warā (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “warā”, step by step

warā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Proto-Indo-European wewer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwewersquirrel
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bibiʀ(lower) lip
3Proto-Austronesian*biʀbiʀlip

Words derived from “warā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- →