Where does “vătrăruț” come from?

vătrăruț (Romanian) comes from Romanian vătrar, from Romanian vatră, from Albanian vatër, from Proto-Albanian ōtar, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- — fire.

Ancestry of “vătrăruț”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvătrarpoker
2Romanianvatrăfireplace, hearth, fireside; home, house,...
3Albanianvatërfireplace, fireside, hearth; home, family circle;...
4Proto-Albanianōtarfire
5Proto-Indo-Iranianātṛ-fire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₁ter-fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian ōtar →