Where does “žarulja” come from?

žarulja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian žar, from Ottoman Turkish زار, from Persian زار, from Arabic زَهْر, from Ancient Greek τέσσερα, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες, from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores — and.

žarulja (Serbo-Croatian): lightbulb

Definitions

  1. lightbulb

Ancestry of “žarulja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianžarfervor, ardor; ember
2Ottoman Turkishزارmembrane, film, skin, wrap; die
3Persianزارgroan; lament; die
4Arabicزَهْرcube, die; dice; the dice
5Ancient Greekτέσσεραfour
6Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρᾰfour
7Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρεςfour
8Proto-Hellenickʷétworescardinal...
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores