Where does “dabar” come from?

dabar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dьbrь, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dabar (Serbo-Croatian): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “dabar”, step by step

dabar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic dьbrь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdьbrьvalley, ravine
2LatinDubrisnow Dover
3BrythonicDubras—
4Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Proto-Slavic bьbrъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicbьbrъAlternative form of *bòbrъ
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbebrusbeaver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós →