Where does “abarkari” come from?
abarkari (Basque) comes from Basque abarka, from Spanish abarcar, from Spanish abracar, from Vulgar Latin adbracchiare, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
abarkari (Basque): sandal shoelace
Definitions
- sandal shoelace
Ancestry of “abarkari”, step by step
abarkari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Basque abarka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basque | abarka | sandal |
| 2 | Spanish | abarcar | to embrace, to encompass; to range, to span; to... |
| 3 | Spanish | abracar | to hug, to embrace |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | adbracchiare | — |
| 5 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |