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xrà.

to make a length unit, a length of 92.023 millimetres (see appendix, Units of measurement)

Etymology

NLem xer‑a, academic loan of
Koi χείρ ‘hand’
SHell *kheī́r
PIE *g̑ʰés‑or‑s, r-stem noun of
  PIE *g̑ʰes‑ ‘grip’

The name of the basic length unit was chosen for the width of a hand.

doublet of gcrà. and jàs.

Cognates

Eng chiro‑practic (via Koi), TochB ṣar ‘hand’