Where does “horă” come from?
horă (Romanian) comes from Turkish hora, from Ancient Greek χορός, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
horă (Romanian): hora; music of hora; noise, bustle
Definitions
- hora; music of hora; noise, bustle
Ancestry of “horă”, step by step
horă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish hora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | hora | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χορός | dance ring, round dance; dance accompanied by... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Greek χορός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | χορός | dance; chorus in a performance of Ancient Greek... |