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Where does “waraz” come from?

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

waraz (Proto-Germanic): cautious; heedful; wary; watchful

Definitions

  1. cautious; heedful; wary; watchful

Ancestry of “waraz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianwarājáhwild boar
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwarāȷ́ʰásboar

Words derived from “waraz”

  • aware
  • software
  • awareness
  • hardware
  • unaware
  • warehouse
  • wary
  • ware
  • wares
  • unawares
  • warily
  • earthenware
  • middleware
  • unwary
  • warehousing
  • silverware
  • wariness
  • glassware
  • spyware
  • firmware
  • stoneware
  • Tupperware
  • groupware
  • tableware
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