Where does “јар” come from?

јар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic jarъ, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

јар (Serbo-Croatian): spring; swelter, intense heat

Definitions

  1. spring; swelter, intense heat

Ancestry of “јар”, step by step

јар traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic jarъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjarъfurious; Alternative form of *jaro
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁ro-year, spring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via Proto-Turkic jạ̄r

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicjạ̄r—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁ro- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jarъ →
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