Where does “amari” come from?

amari (English) comes from Italian amaro, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

amari (English): plural of amaro

Definitions

  1. plural of amaro

Ancestry of “amari”, step by step

amari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian amaro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianamarobitter; bitter, bitterness; any of several herbal...
2Latinamārusbitter (taste)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Japanese 余り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese余りexcessive, extreme
2Japanese余るbe left over
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós →Every word from Latin amārus →