Where does “ur” come from?

ur (Translingual) comes from English Ur, from German Urkontinent, from German Kontinent, from Latin continēns, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “ur”, step by step

ur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUrA hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon (3.1 billion years ago)
2GermanUrkontinentpalaeocontinent
3GermanKontinentcontinent
4Latincontinēnslimiting, enclosing
5LatincontineoI hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;...
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Urdu اردو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduاردوof or pertaining to the Urdu language; army, army...
2Serbo-Croatiantrkrun, running
3Proto-Slavictъrkъrun, sprint
4Proto-Indo-Europeantŕ̥kʷ-os
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via Hindi उर्दू

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiउर्दूcamp; Urdu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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