Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/wara

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros, from *weh₁- (“true”). Cognate to Old English wǣr (“true, correct”), Dutch waar (“true”), German wahr (“true”), Icelandic alvöru (“earnest”), Proto-Slavic *vě̀ra (“faith/belief”), Latin vērus (“true”), Old Irish fír (“true”), Old High German wār (“true”).

Adjective

*wara

1. true

Descendants

• Albanian: *ur
  • Albanian: urtë