Where does “afar” come from?
afar (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epér, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.
Ancestry of “afar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂epér | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |
Words derived from “afar”