Where does “javor” come from?

javor (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic avorъ, from Old High German ahorn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

javor (Serbo-Croatian): maple

Definitions

  1. maple

Ancestry of “javor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicavorъmaple
2Old High Germanahornmaple
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Old High German ahorn →Every word from Proto-Slavic avorъ →