Where does “arka” come from?

arka (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic arka, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.

arka (Finnish): tender, sore; sensitive; timid, shy, bashful

Definitions

  1. tender, sore; sensitive; timid, shy, bashful

Ancestry of “arka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicarkatimid, shy
2Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go

Words derived from “arka”

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