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Where does “ar” come from?

ar (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit आरा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

ar (Kalasha): awl

Definitions

  1. awl

Ancestry of “ar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआराan awl; the knife of a shoemaker; a saw
2Proto-Indo-AryanHā́raH—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
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