Where does “vătrar” come from?

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

vătrar (Romanian): poker

Definitions

  1. poker

Ancestry of “vătrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvatrăfireplace, hearth, fireside; home, house,...
2Albanianvatërfireplace, fireside, hearth; home, family circle;...
3Proto-Albanianōtarfire
4Proto-Indo-Iranianātṛ-fire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₁ter-fire

Words derived from “vătrar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian ōtar →