Where does “nărăvaș” come from?

nărăvaș (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian narav, from Old Church Slavonic нъравъ, from Proto-Slavic nȏrvъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.

nărăvaș (Romanian): wild

Definitions

  1. wild

Ancestry of “nărăvaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannaravnature, character
2Old Church Slavonicнъравъnature, character
3Proto-Slavicnȏrvъcharacter, manner, demeanor, nature
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr →Every word from Proto-Slavic nȏrvъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic нъравъ →