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Of unclear origin. Presumed by J. J. Mikkola to be borrowed from Old Norsejarðhús(“underground room”).[1][2] Compare jǫrð(“earth, modern Icelandic jörð”) and hús(“house”). This derivation has however been doubted on phonetic[3] and semantic[4] grounds.
^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ярус”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
^ Kalima, Jalo (1948) “Zu der Etymologie der russischen Wörter ‘Jarus Und Jabeda.’”, in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen, volume 49, number 2, Modern Language Society of Helsinki, page 56
^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ярус”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka