Where does “*požarъ” come from?
*požarъ (Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic žarъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer(m) — warm.
Ancestry of “*požarъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | žarъ | glow, heat |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer(m) | warm |