Where does “požar” come from?

požar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Slavic *požarъ, from Proto-Slavic žarъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer(m) — warm.

požar (Serbo-Croatian): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “požar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slavic*požarъ—
2Proto-Slavicžarъglow, heat
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer(m)warm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer(m) →Every word from Proto-Slavic žarъ →Every word from Slavic *požarъ →