Where does “har” come from?

har (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic харь, from Greek Χάρις, from Ancient Greek Χᾰ́ρῐς, from Ancient Greek χαίρω, from Proto-Hellenic kʰəřřō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

har (Romanian): grace

Definitions

  1. grace

Ancestry of “har”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicхарь
2GreekΧάριςCharis
3Ancient GreekΧᾰ́ρῐς
4Ancient GreekχαίρωTo be full of cheer, i.e. calmly happy or well...
5Proto-Hellenickʰəřřōto rejoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “har

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰəřřōEvery word from Ancient Greek χαίρω