Etymology

Vardar

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Today it means: A river in Southeastern Europe, which arises in North Macedonia and flows to the Aegean Sea in Greece. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Βαρδάριος ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)wordo-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)wordo-
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΒαρδάριος
  3. English todayVardar

From Ancient Greek Βαρδάριος (Bardários), possibly of Thracian origin, from an earlier *Vardários, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)wordo- *wori- (“black water”). More at Vardar.

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