Where does “-arka” come from?

-arka (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian -aŕ, from Proto-Slavic -ařь, from Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

-arka (Lower Sorbian): -ress, -rix, -er, -or

Definitions

  1. -ress, -rix, -er, -or

Ancestry of “-arka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbian-aŕ-er, -or
2Proto-Slavic-ařь-er
3Gothic-𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃-er
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz →