Where does “Āris” come from?

Āris (Latvian) comes from Latvian Ārijs, from Hebrew אריה, from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway- — beast, wild animal.

Āris (Latvian): with the particle

Definitions

  1. with the particle

Ancestry of “Āris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianĀrijsArius
2HebrewאריהA lion; Leo, of the zodiac
3Proto-Semitic*ʔarway-beast, wild animal
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway- →Every word from Hebrew אריה →Every word from Latvian Ārijs →