Where does “Jărosul” come from?

Jărosul (Romanian) comes from Romanian jar, from Old Church Slavonic жаръ, from Proto-Slavic žarъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer(m) — warm.

Ancestry of “Jărosul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianjarburning coals; intense heat, fire, glow
2Old Church Slavonicжаръ
3Proto-Slavicžarъglow, heat
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer(m)warm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer(m)Every word from Proto-Slavic žarъEvery word from Old Church Slavonic жаръ
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