Where does “reloj” come from?

reloj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Koine Greek ὡρολόγιον, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

reloj (Serbo-Croatian): clock; watch, wristwatch

Definitions

  1. clock; watch, wristwatch

Ancestry of “reloj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekὡρολόγιονmechanism for telling the time, clock
2Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
3Proto-Hellenic*worā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →