Where does “hwar-” come from?

hwar- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian swar-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

hwar- (Proto-Iranian): to take, grasp; to eat, consume

Definitions

  1. to take, grasp; to eat, consume

Ancestry of “hwar-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianswar-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “hwar-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swar-