Where does “ara” come from?

ara (Indonesian) comes from Malay ara, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀa — a tree, Ficus spp.

ara (Indonesian): fig

Definitions

  1. fig

Ancestry of “ara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayarafig
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaʀaa tree, Ficus spp
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀa →Every word from Malay ara →