Where does “ari” come from?
ari (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian artsa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.
ari (Albanian): bear
Ancestry of “ari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Albanian | artsa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ŕ̥tḱos | bear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥tḱós | destroying |