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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*h₂epér—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “afar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epér →
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