wijrs

Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wīˀras, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Baltic cognates include Lithuanian vyras, Latvian vīrs. Other Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit वीर (vīrá), Latin vir, Old Irish fer, Old Norse verr, Ossetian ир (ir, “Ossetians”).

Noun

wijrs m

  1. man (adult human)
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