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Where does “ararút” come from?

ararút (Irish) comes from English arrowroot, from Arawak aru-aru.

ararút (Irish): arrowroot

Definitions

  1. arrowroot

Ancestry of “ararút”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisharrowroot"Maranta arundinacea" from the Marantaceae...
2Arawakaru-aru—
Every word from Arawak aru-aru →