Where does “-яра” come from?
-яра (Ukrainian) comes from Russian -яр, from Proto-Slavic -ařь, from Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
Ancestry of “-яра”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -яр | Usually denoting occupation or agent. Compare to... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ařь | -er |
| 3 | Gothic | -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |