Where does “urs” come from?

urs (Romansch) comes from Latin ursus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

urs (Romansch): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “urs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinursusa bear
2Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος →