*w-r- “water”
PMA vari- “water” Sanskrit VISW *w-A.-r- pre-IndoEuropean-AfroAsiatic or *w-H.-Z.- pre-IndoEuropean-AfroAsiatic *war- Proto-IndoEuropean or *w-Á-r- pre-IndoEuropean-AfroAsiatic *wer- Proto-IndoEuropean 1st high tone form, intr. *wáÁar- pre-IndoEuropean-AfroAsiatic *wá'ar- pre-IndoEuropean *wa:r- or *we:r- Proto-IndoEuropean vá:r, vá:ri “water” Sanskrit va:r- “rain” Avestan *va:raiti “rains” Avestan 2nd high tone form, trans. *waÁár- pre-IndoEuropean-AfroAsiatic *w'ér- pre-IndoEuropean *wér- Proto-IndoEuropean feraim “pour” Irish reduced *u:r- Proto-IndoEuropean u:r “drizzle” n. Old Norse y:ra “drizzle” v. Old Norse jú:re.s, jú:rio:s “sea, espec. the Baltic” Lithuanian u:rina “urine” Latin u:rina:ri “dive under water” Latin extended with -s- *waÁáras- pre-IndoEuropean-AfroAsiatic *wérs- Proto-IndoEuropean vars^á “rain” Sanskrit várs^ati “rains” Sanskrit ewérse: “thaw” Greek v´r.s^a “bull” Sanskrit v´r.s^an “man, male, stallion” Sanskrit verre:s “boar” Latin *w-A-r- Semitic a:ru “flow” Assyrian y&'o:r “river, the Nile” Hebrew pl. “streams, canals” Hebrew If PIE /r/ < PIA /Z./ : w-H.-z- “flow, pour” Ethiopian weH.i:z part. “flowing” Ethiopian weH.zat “flow” n. Ethiopian EIEC *wé/óHr “water” u:rina:ri “plunge into the water” Latin derivative u:ri:na “urine” Latin *uH1r- u:r “fine rain” Old Norse u:rig “moist” Old English *u:ras ? wurs “pool” Old Prussian gayr “marsh” Armenian wa:rsa “water” Luvian va:r “rain” Avestan vá:r(i) “water, rain” Sanskrit HB: ur “water” Basque DBF: uri “rain; rain of tears” Basque urialde “west” Basque euri “rain” Basque ebi “rain” Basque ebri “rain” Basque eubri “rain” Basque IEIE: u-ra-i “spring” Hattic DÚ-ri-e-it “goddess of waters and springs” Hattic CAIEH 12: *wer- “water” Proto-IndoEuropean *waiR “water” Proto-Austronesian aer “water” Mal. wai “water” Fiji VMPSIE: vars´-, vrs´s- “rain” Sanskrit varan, uaran “rain” Ossetic varsána “rain” Sanskrit bâr-î-den “to rain” Persian olon “rain” Tagalog uha “rain” Tongan VMPSIE: vâri “water” Sanskrit wai, vai “water” Maori, Tahiti, Hawaii vei “water” Tongan CAAA 3: wakka “water” Ainu ?wah&R “water” Proto-Austronesian PMA waira “water” Taupota, Wedau waila- “water” Duau wewer- “water” Misima vai, wai- “water” common Oceanic wayer- “water” Flores Islands wa:r- “water” Numfor wi:r- “water” Arguni war- “water” Biak were- “water” Irarutu vure- “water” Fiji vara- “water” Mulaha Iaibu wiri-biriha- “wet” Hukua biri- “wet” Valpei wer- “wet” Larevat i-wer- “wet” Leviamp, Unwet i-wair- “wet” Mae, Orap i-wor- “wet” Maragus Back