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Where does “žer-” come from?

žer- (Proto-Baltic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic žar-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Ancestry of “žer-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicžar-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →