Where does “არი” come from?

არი (Georgian) comes from Georgian არის, from Old Georgian არს, from Proto-Kartvelian [[*r-]], [[*ar-]].

არი (Georgian): is

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Georgian	არის	to be
2	Old Georgian	არს	to be
3	Proto-Kartvelian	[[r-]], [[ar-]]	—

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