How the word for Fire has changed

The origin and history of some of the European / Indo-European words for fire

B ← A   indicates that the word in language B has evolved directly
from a word in language A, or at least a very similar language. For
example, Persian did not evolve directly from Avestan, but the Old
Persian texts lack the more extensive vocabulary of the similar     
Avestan language. Alternatively, the word could be borrowed        
from another language. English is full of words borrowed from      
Old French.

Abbreviations at bottom of page
* = hypothetical, reconstructed

GERMANIC
WEST GERMANIC

English

fire ← M.Eng. fyre ← O.Eng. fyr ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Scots

fire ← M.Sc. fyr ← O.Nth. fyr ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Frisian
   North Frisian
      (Island)

Jöl ( ← Dan. ild) ← O.Fris. fiur ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

   North Frisian
      (Mainland)

iilj ( ← Dan. ild) ← O.Fris. fiur ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

   East Frisian

Fjuur ← O.Fris. fiur ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

   West Frisian

fjoer, fjûr ← O.Fris. fiur ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Dutch

vuur ← M.Du. vuur ← O.Du. fûir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Afrikaans

vuur ← Dutch vuur ← M.Du. vuur ← O.Du. fûir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Plattdeutsch

Füüer ← M.L.G. vuer ← O.Sax. fiur ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

East Friesland Platt

Für ← M.L.G. vuer ← O.Sax. fiur ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Kölsch (Cologne)

Füür ← M.L.G. vuer ← O.Sax. fiur ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Luxemburgish

Feier ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Moselle Platt Lorraine

Feier ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Rhine Platt Lorraine

Feier ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

German

Feuer ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Yiddish

feier ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Alsace German

Fiir ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Swiss German

Füür ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Swabian

Feir ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Bavarian

Feia ← M.H.G. viur ← O.H.G. fiur, fuir ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fuir ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis


NORTH GERMANIC

Icelandic

eldur ← O.N. eldr, fúrr ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Faroese

eldur ← O.N. eldr, fúrr ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Norwegian (Nynorsk)   

eld ← O.N. eldr, fúrr ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Norwegian

ild ← Rec.Dan. Ild ← O.Dan. eld ← O.N. eldr, fúrr ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Danish

ild ← Rec.Dan. Ild ← O.Dan. eld ← O.N. eldr, fúrr ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis

Swedish

eld ← O.Sw. elder ← O.N. eldr, fúrr ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis


EAST GERMANIC

Gothic (extinct)

fōn ← Pr.Gmc. *fōr ← Lt.I.E. *pāur, *egnis ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur, *h1n̥gwnis


CELTIC
GOIDELIC

Irish

tine ← Rec.Ir. teine ← O.Ir. tene ← Pr.Clt. *teφn-, *tepn- ← Lt.I.E. *tep- ← Pr.I.E. *tep-

Scottish Gaelic

teine ← O.Ir. tene ← Pr.Clt. *teφn-, *tepn- ← Lt.I.E. *tep- ← Pr.I.E. *tep-

Manx

aile


BRITTONIC

Welsh

tân ← E.Mod.W. tan ← M.W. tan ← Pr.Brit. *tanos, *tenos ← Pr.Clt. *teφn-, *tepn- ← Lt.I.E. *tep- ← Pr.I.E. *tep-

Cornish

tan ← K.K. tan ← Uni.C. tan ← Lt.C. tane ← M.C. tan ← O.C. tan ← Pr.Brit. *tanos, *tenos ← Pr.Clt. *teφn-, *tepn- ← Lt.I.E. *tep- ← Pr.I.E. *tep-

Breton

tan ← Rec.Br. tan ← M.Br. tan ← O.Br. tan ← Pr.Brit. *tanos, *tenos ← Pr.Clt. *teφn-, *tepn- ← Lt.I.E. *tep- ← Pr.I.E. *tep-


GAULISH

Gaulish (extinct)

tanos ← Pr.Clt. *teφn-, *tepn- ← Lt.I.E. *tep- ← Pr.I.E. *tep-


ROMANCE
WEST ROMANCE

Walloon

feu ← O.Fr. feu, fou ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Picard

fu ← O.Fr. feu, fou ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Guernsey French

faëu ← O.N.F. feu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Jersey French

feu ← O.N.F. feu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Gallo

feu ← O.Fr. feu, fou ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

French

feu ← O.Fr. feu, fou ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Haitian Creole

dife ← French du feu, feu ← O.Fr. feu, fou ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Auvergnat

fuòc ← O.Pr. fuec ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Gascon

huec ← O.Pr. fuec ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Aranese

huec ← O.Pr. fuec ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Aragonese

fuego ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Asturian

fueu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Galician

fogo ← O.Gal./Port. fogo ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Portuguese

fogo ← O.Gal./Port. fogo ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Spanish

fuego ← O.Sp. fuego, huego ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Valencian

foc ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Catalan

foc ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Occitan

fuòc ← O.Pr. fuec ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Provençal

fiò ← O.Pr. fuec ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Francoprovençal

fuè ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Romansch

fieu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

    Sursilvan Romansch

fiug ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

    Sutsilvan Romansch

fiac ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

    Surmiran Romansch

fi ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

    Upper Engadine Romansch

fö ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

    Lower Engadine Romansch

fö ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Ladin

fuech ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Friulan

fûc ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Monégasque

fœgu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Ligurian

feugo ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Piedmontese

feu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Lombard

foeúgh ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Emilian

fûg ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Venetian

fogo ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur


ITALO-ROMANCE

Italian

fuoco ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Corsican

fócu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Neapolitan

fuóco ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Sicilian

focu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur


BALKAN ROMANCE

Romanian

foc ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur


SOUTHERN ROMANCE

Sardinian

fogu ← Lat. focum, focus; ignem, ignis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur


GREEK

Greek

fotiá ← Anc.Gk. pur ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur


ANATOLIAN

Hittite (extinct)

pahhur ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur


ARMENIAN

Western Armenian

hrteh ← O.Arm. hur ← Lt.I.E. *pāur ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur

Eastern Armenian

hrdeh ← O.Arm. hur ← Lt.I.E. *pāur ← Pr.I.E. *peh2ur


ALBANIAN

Albanian

zjarr ← zjarm ← Pr.Alb. *dźerm- ← Lt.I.E. *gwhermós ← Pr.I.E. *gwhermós


IRANIAN

Persian

âtesh ← Av. ātar-

Kurdish

agir


INDIC
NORTHERN INDIC

Nepali

āgo ← Pa. aggi ← Skt. agni- ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur


WESTERN INDIC

Marathi

āg ← Pa. aggi ← Skt. agni- ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur


CENTRAL INDIC

Hindi

āg ← Pa. aggi ← Skt. agni- ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Urdu

āg ← Pa. aggi ← Skt. agni- ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur


EASTERN INDIC

Bengali

agun ← Pa. aggi ← Skt. agni- ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur


SOUTHERN INDIC

Sinhalese

gini ← Pa. aggi ← Skt. agni- ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur


SLAVIC
WEST SLAVIC

Kashubian

òdżin ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Polish

ogień ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Lower Sorbian

wogeń ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Upper Sorbian

woheń ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Czech

oheň ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Slovak

oheň ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur


SOUTH SLAVIC

Slovene

ogenj ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Croatian

vatra ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Bosnian

vatra ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Serbian

vatra ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Macedonian

ogan ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Bulgarian

ogŭn ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur


EAST SLAVIC

Russian

agon’ ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Belarusian

ahon’ ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Ukrainian

vohon’ ← O.C.S. ognĭ ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur


BALTIC

Lithuanian

ugnis ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur

Latvian

uguns ← Lt.I.E. *egnis, *pāur ← Pr.I.E. h1n̥gwnis, *peh2ur


FINNO-UGRIAN

Estonian

tuli ← Pr.Fi. *tuli ← Pr.Ur. *tule

Finnish

tuli ← Pr.Fi. *tuli ← Pr.Ur. *tule

Sami

dolla ← Pr.Ur. *tule

Erzya

tol ← Pr.Ur. *tule

Komi (Zyrian)

bi

Mansi (Vogul)

nāj

Hungarian

tűz ← Pr.Ug. *tüy3t3


BASQUE

Basque

su


SEMITIC

Arabic

nâr ← Pr.Sem. *nūr-

Hebrew

esh ← O.T.H. ēsh ← Pr.Sem. *ʔiš-

Aramaic

nura ← N.T.A. nūrā’ ← Pr.Sem. *nūr-

Babylonian (extinct)

išātu ← Pr.Sem. *ʔiš-


TURKIC

Turkish

ateş

Azerbaijani

od




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ABBREVIATIONS

Anc.Gk. = Ancient Greek (700 B.C. - 450 A.D.)
Av. = Avestan (600 B.C. - 400 B.C.)
E.Mod.W. = Early Modern Welsh (1450 - 1600)
K.K. = Kernewek Kemmyn - "Common Cornish" (1986 - 2008)
Lat. = Latin (75 B.C. - 250 A.D.)
Lt.C. = Late Cornish (1600 - 1891)
Lt.I.E. = Late Indo-European (2,500 B.C. - 2,000 B.C.)
M.Br. = Middle Breton (1100 - 1650)
M.C. = Middle Cornish (1200 - 1600)
M.Du. = Middle Dutch (1150 - 1500)
M.Eng. = Middle English (1150 - 1450)
M.H.G. = Middle High German (1050 - 1350)
M.L.G. = Middle Low German (1200 - 1600)
M.Sc. = Middle Scots (1450 - 1700)
M.W. = Middle Welsh (1200 - 1450)
N.T.A. = New Testament Aramaic (1st century A.D.)
O.Alb. = Old Albanian (1284 - 1908)
O.Arm. = Old Armenian (450 - 1050)
O.Br. = Old Breton (800 - 1100)
O.C. = Old Cornish (850- 1200)
O.C.S. = Old Church Slavonic (850 - 1050)
O.Cat. = Old Catalan (850 - 1550)
O.Dan. = Old Danish (1100 - 1536)
O.Du. = Old Dutch (450 - 1150)
O.Eng. = Old English (650 - 1150)
O.Fr. = Old French (750 - 1350)
O.Fris. = Old Frisian (750 - 1500)
O.Gal./Port. = Old Galician / Old Portuguese (775 - 1050)
O.H.G. = Old High German (400 - 1050)
O.Ir. = Old Irish (550 - 950)
O.It. = Old Italian (1150 - 1350)
O.N. = Old Norse (750 - 1350)
O.N.F. = Old Norman French (1000 - 1450)
O.Nth. = Old Northumbrian (650 - 1000)
O.Pol. = Old Polish (950 - 1550)
O.Pr. = Old Provençal (900 - 1400)
O.Sax. = Old Saxon (750 - 1150)
O.Sp. = Old Spanish (950 - 1400)
O.Sw. = Old Swedish (1225 - 1526)
O.T.H. = Old Testament Hebrew (1200 B.C. - 200 A.D.)
O.W. = Old Welsh (800 - 1200)
Pa. = Pali (50 B.C. - 400 A.D.)
Pr.Alb. = Proto-Albanian
Pr.Arm. = Proto-Armenian (c.1200 B.C.)
Pr.Brit. = Proto-Brittonic (500 B.C. - 550 A.D.)
Pr.Clt. = Proto-Celtic (1300 B.C. - 800 B.C.)
Pr.Fi. = Proto-Finnic (1200 B.C. - 800 A.D.)
Pr.Gmc. = Proto-Germanic (500 B.C. - 150 A.D.)
Pr.I.E. = Proto-Indo-European (4,500 B.C. - 2,500 B.C.)
Pr.It. = Proto-Italic (1,700 B.C. - 700 B.C.)
Pr.Sem. = Proto-Semitic (3,500 B.C.)
Pr.Ug. = Proto-Ugric (2000 B.C. - 1000 B.C.)
Pr.Ur. = Proto-Uralic (pre-2000 B.C.)
Pr.W.Gmc. = Proto-West Germanic (150 A.D. - 400 A.D.)
Rec.Br. = Recent Breton (pre-1941)
Rec.Dan. = Recent Danish (pre-1948)
Rec.Ir. = Recent Irish (pre-1947)
Skt. = Sanskrit (1,500 B.C. - 500 B.C.)
Uni.C. = Unified Cornish (1929 - 2008)
V.Lat. = Vulgar Latin (50 B.C. - 650 A.D.)


* = hypothetical, reconstructed


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