Where does “aran” come from?
aran (Finnish) comes from Finnish arka, from Proto-Finnic arka, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.
aran (Finnish): Genitive singular form of arka; Genitive...
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- Genitive singular form of arka; Genitive...
Ancestry of “aran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | arka | tender, sore; sensitive; timid, shy, bashful |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | arka | timid, shy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | argaz | unmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ergʰ- | to go, move; to mount; to move, go |