Where does “Ari” come from?
Ari (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese ari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huaji-q, from Proto-Austronesian *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian Suaji — sibling.
Ancestry of “Ari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | ari | the young |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | huaji-q | Alternative form of *huaji |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *huaji | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Suaji | sibling |