Where does “ara” come from?

ara (Latin) comes from Latin āsa, from Koine Greek Ἀσά, from Hebrew אָסָא, from Aramaic אָסְיָא, from Middle Irish asum, from Estonian asuma, from Proto-Finnic asudak, from Proto-Uralic ëśew- — to exist, be located.

ara (Latin): altar; sanctuary, refuge

Definitions

  1. altar; sanctuary, refuge

Ancestry of “ara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatināsaAsa
2Koine GreekἈσά
3Hebrewאָסָאdoctor, healer
4Aramaicאָסְיָא
5Middle Irishasum
6Estonianasumato be located, to situate
7Proto-Finnicasudakto live (somewhere), dwell, reside
8Proto-Uralicëśew-to camp, remain
9Proto-Uralicëśe-to exist, be located

Words derived from “ara

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśe-