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Where does “ari” come from?
ari (Ilocano) comes from Tagalog hari, from Old Javanese haji — king.
ari
(Ilocano): king
Definitions
king
Ancestry of “ari”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Tagalog
hari
king
2
Old Javanese
haji
king
Words derived from “ari”
agari
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