Where does “jar” come from?

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

jar (Romanian): burning coals; intense heat, fire, glow

Definitions

  1. burning coals; intense heat, fire, glow

Ancestry of “jar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicжаръ—
2Proto-Slavicžarъglow, heat
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer(m)warm

Words derived from “jar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer(m) →Every word from Proto-Slavic žarъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic жаръ →