Where does “*Har-” come from?
*Har- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
Ancestry of “*Har-”, step by step
*Har- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European h₁er-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | to move, to stir |