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Where does “žar-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “žar-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “žar-”

  • zars
  • Zariņš
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