| − | From {{proto|Baltic|ašerā|lang=lv}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|aḱerā|lang=lv}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|aḱ-||h₂ḱ-|sharp, pointed, angular; stone|lang=|title=}} (whence also {{term|ass||sharp|lang=lv}}, q.v.), with a suffix ''-er'' (< {{recons|-ros}}), also found in other Indo-European words related to "sharpness" from other languages (cf. {{etyl|lt|-}} {{term|ašrus|ašrùs|lang=lt}}, {{etyl|la|-}} {{term|acer|ācer|sharp|lang=la}}, {{etyl|grc|-}} {{term|ἄκρος||at the edge; pointed, sharp|lang=grc}}, {{term|ἄκρον||corner; edge; blade|lang=la}}, {{etyl|sa|-}} {{term|अश्रि|अश्रिः|tr=áśriḥ|lang=sa}}). In Latvian, the vowel in the suffix (''e'') assimilated to the preceding stem vowel (''a''); in Slavic languages, the stem vowel assimilated to the suffix vowel. Cognates include {{etyl|lt|-}} {{term|ešerys|ešerỹs|lang=lt}}, dialectal {{term|ašerys|ašerỹs|lang=lt}}, {{proto|Slavic|esera|lang=}} ({{etyl|pl|-}} dialectal {{term|jesiora||fish bone|lang=pl}}). <ref>Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. ''Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca.'' Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.</ref> | + | From {{proto|Baltic|ašerā|lang=lv}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|aḱerā|lang=lv}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|aḱ-||h₂ḱ-|sharp, pointed, angular; stone|lang=|title=}} (whence also {{term|ass||sharp|lang=lv}}, q.v.), with a suffix ''-er'' (< {{recons|-ros}}), also found in other Indo-European words related to "sharpness" from other languages (cf. {{etyl|lt|-}} {{term|ašrus|ašrùs|lang=lt}}, {{etyl|la|-}} {{term|acer|ācer|sharp|lang=la}}, {{etyl|grc|-}} {{term|ἄκρος||at the edge; pointed, sharp|lang=grc}}, {{term|ἄκρον||corner; edge; blade|lang=la}}, {{etyl|sa|-}} {{term|अश्रि|अश्रिः|corner, edge, blade|tr=áśriḥ|lang=sa}}). In Latvian, the vowel in the suffix (''e'') assimilated to the preceding stem vowel (''a''); in Slavic languages, the stem vowel assimilated to the suffix vowel. Cognates include {{etyl|lt|-}} {{term|ešerys|ešerỹs|lang=lt}}, dialectal {{term|ašerys|ašerỹs|lang=lt}}, {{proto|Slavic|esera|lang=}} ({{etyl|pl|-}} dialectal {{term|jesiora||fish bone|lang=pl}}). <ref>Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. ''Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca.'' Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.</ref> |
