Where does “vara” come from?

vara (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic waraz, from Proto-Iranian warājáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás — boar.

vara (Proto-Finnic): property, possessions

Definitions

  1. property, possessions

Ancestry of “vara”, step by step

vara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic waraz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwarazcautious; heedful; wary; watchful
2Proto-Iranianwarājáhwild boar
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwarāȷ́ʰásboar

via Proto-Germanic warō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Iranian warājáh →Every word from Proto-Germanic waraz →