Where does “ára” come from?

ára (Irish) comes from Old Irish ara, from Old Irish ár, from Proto-Celtic agros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ára (Irish): kidney; loins, vitals

Definitions

  1. kidney; loins, vitals

Ancestry of “ára”, step by step

ára traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish ara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisharafor the, because of the; for his/her/its/their,...
2Old Irishárslaughter, carnage; defeat, destruction
3Proto-Celticagros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Old Irish áru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishárukidney
2Proto-Celticārūkidney

Words derived from “ára”

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