*gw-r- “heavy”
PMA garu “heavy, great” Sanskrit IENH 339: *k'w[u|o]ry- “to be heavy, solid, bulky” Proto-Nostratic > *k'w(e|o)r- “to be heavy, weighty” Proto-IndoEuropean *k'w[a|ë]r- “to be heavy, weighty” Proto-AfroAsiatic *kor- “to grow thick, solid, fat” Proto-Dravidian gur “hefty” Sumerian gur4, gur13, gur14 “thick; to be or make thick” Sumerian VISW *G.W-r- Pre-IndoEuropean-Semitic *gW-r- “heavy” Proto-IndoEuropean extended with laryngeal *gW-ra- Proto-IndoEuropean extended with -w- barús “heavy” Greek kaurus “heavy” Gothic gurú- “heavy > important, distingushed” Sanskrit gravis “heavy” Latin *k.r- Semitic (Ciserythr.) with w-preformative (corresponding to the PIE w-suffix?) *w-k.-r- “be heavy” wak.ura intr. “was heavy” Arabic wak.ara tr. “made heavy > (God) made (his ear) heavy or deaf” Arabic wak.k.ara II “he treated (-hu him) with honour, veneration or respect” Arabic 'awk.ara IV “he loaded (a beast) heavily, (the tree) was (became) laden with fruit” Arabic mu:k.aruN “(a man) having a heavy load” Arabic muwak.k.karuN “honored, regarded” Arabic ak.a:ru “be valuable” Assyrian III “appreciate, honor” Assyrian ak.ru “valuable, expensive, precious” Assyrian ya:k.a:r “precious, majestic” Hebrew ya:k.a:r perf. “be valuable, precious” Hebrew wik.ruN “burden, heavy load” Arabic wak.a:ruN “gravity of conduct, dignity” Arabic yuk.rå: “burden, heaviness” Syrian yuk.ra: “heaviness, trouble, high price” Syrian yak.k.i:r “expensive, valuable” Hebrew “heavy, worthy” New Hebrew ya(k.)k.irå: “heavy, illustrious” Syrian yak.k.i:ra: “heavy, expensive, honored, distinguished” Syrian EIEC *gWr[e]H-u- “heavy” bair “heavy” Middle Irish bryw (< *gWer-) “lively, vigorous, strong” Welsh gravis (< *gWrwi- or *grau) “heavy” Latin kaúrjós (k ?< kW) “weighty, oppressive” Gothic gru:ts “heavy” Latvian barús “heavy” Greek gurú “heavy” Sanskrit zor “heaviness, trouble” Albanian *gWr[e|o]H-mr- krämär “weight, heaviness” TokharianB kramartse “heavy” TokharianB krämärtse “heavy” TokharianA CAIEH 9 *gWer-/*gWr- “heavy” Proto-IndoEuropean *beRat “heavy” Proto-Austronesian berat “heavy” Ml. PMS gal “big, large, great” Sumerian, also gula “great” PMA karu- “great” Austro-Asiatic kadui- “great” Malay tele- “great” Samoa garig- “big” Lakona koura- “big” Onjob tora- “big” Doromo toere- “heavy” Doromo torona- “big” Lametin tare- “big” Nambel tariu- “big” Narango taura- “big” Filakara, Mate turu- “big” Burumba terop- “heavy” Mpotovoro turob- “heavy” Vovo Back