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jaro.

year (period of time)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Esperanto language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjaro/
  1. year (period of time)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥der. Proto-Germanic *jērą Proto-West Germanic *jār Old High German jār Middle High German jār German Jahrbor. ▲ Proto-West Germanic *jār Old English ġēar Middle English yeer English yearbor. ▲ Old High German jār Yiddish יאָר (yor)bor. ▲ Proto-West Germanic *jār Old Dutch jār Middle Dutch jâer Dutch jaarbor. ▲ Proto-Germanic *jērą Proto-Norse *ᛃᚨᚱᚨ (*jara) Old Norse ár Old Swedish ār Swedish årbor. ▲ Old Norse ár Icelandic árbor. Esperanto jaro Borrowed from German Jahr, English year, Yiddish יאָהר (yohr), Dutch jaar, Swedish år, and Icelandic ár.

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