Where does “air” come from?

air (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic airo, from Proto-Germanic airō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃eyH- — pole.

air (Veps): oar

Definitions

  1. oar

Ancestry of “air”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicairooar
2Proto-Germanicairōoar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃eyH-pole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic airō →Every word from Proto-Finnic airo →