Where does “јара” come from?

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

јара (Serbo-Croatian): spring; barley sown in summer; great heat, often...

Definitions

  1. spring; barley sown in summer; great heat, often...

Ancestry of “јара”, step by step

јара traces back through 3 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 Serbo-Croatian ахар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianахар
2Persianآخورmanger, crib; stall; stable
3Middle Persianʾhwlmanger; stable; stable

via Proto-Turkic yara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyarawound; be good enough, be sufficient, be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-