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
Ancestry of “urs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ursus | a bear |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἄρκτος | Ursa Major |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ŕ̥tḱos | bear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥tḱós | destroying |