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Where does “arãpã” come from?

arãpã (Aromanian) comes from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

arãpã (Aromanian): abyss, chasm, ravine, precipice, steep slope

Definitions

  1. abyss, chasm, ravine, precipice, steep slope

Ancestry of “arãpã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrīpa—
2Proto-Italicreipā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—
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