Where does “синор” come from?

синор (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Arabic سنور, from Ancient Greek σύνορον, from Ancient Greek σύνορος, from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.

синор (Serbo-Croatian): border, limit

Definitions

  1. border, limit

Ancestry of “синор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسنورcat
2Ancient Greekσύνορονborder, boundary, limit; frontier
3Ancient Greekσύνοροςconterminous with, neighboring, bordering
4Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
5Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werw- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wórwos →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρος →