Where does “Arnis” come from?

Arnis (Latvian) comes from Greek αρνούμαι, from Ancient Greek ἀρνοῦμαι, from Ancient Greek ἀρνέομαι, from Proto-Indo-European h₂res-.

Ancestry of “Arnis”, step by step

Arnis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek αρνούμαι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαρνούμαιdeny, reject, turn down
2Ancient Greekἀρνοῦμαι—
3Ancient Greekἀρνέομαιto deny, disown; to refuse; to say "no", decline,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂res-—

via Spanish arnés

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisharnésharness
2Old Frenchharnais—

via Latvian Arnolds

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianArnoldsArnold

Words derived from “Arnis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂res- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀρνέομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀρνοῦμαι →