Where does “nar” come from?
nar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish نار, from Persian نار, from Arabic نَار, from Proto-Semitic nūr- — light.
nar (Serbo-Croatian): pomegranate
Ancestry of “nar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | نار | pomegranate; fire |
| 2 | Persian | نار | pomegranate; fire |
| 3 | Arabic | نَار | — |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | nūr- | light |