Where does “art” come from?

art (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic árˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

art (Latvian): to plow

Definitions

  1. to plow

Ancestry of “art”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicárˀteito plow/plough
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “art”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti →