Where does “tvar” come from?

tvar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tvarь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twōr(ʔ)-, from Proto-Indo-European twōrH-.

tvar (Serbo-Croatian): matter, substance, material

Definitions

  1. matter, substance, material

Ancestry of “tvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictvarьcreation, creature
2Proto-Balto-Slavictwōr(ʔ)-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantwōrH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twōrH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic twōr(ʔ)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tvarь →