Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wern-

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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

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Noun

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*wern-

  1. a kind of tree, perhaps alder
    Synonym: *h₂élis-

Descendants

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  • Proto-Albanian: *werna
  • Proto-Armenian:
  • Proto-Celtic: *wernā (see there for further descendants)
  • >? Proto-Indo-Iranian:
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan:
      • Sanskrit: वरण (varaṇa, sacred garlic pear, Crateva roxburghii?)

References

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