Where does “arith” come from?

arith (Albanian) comes from Albanian ari, from Proto-Albanian artsa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

arith (Albanian): bear cub

Definitions

  1. bear cub

Ancestry of “arith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianaribear
2Proto-Albanianartsabear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos →Every word from Proto-Albanian artsa →