Where does “dirs-” come from?
dirs- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰr̥s-u-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰers-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
Ancestry of “dirs-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰr̥s-u- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰers- | to be bold, to dare |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
Words derived from “dirs-”