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Where does “jar” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. spring; swelter, intense heat

Ancestry of “jar”, step by step

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