Where does “araʼ” come from?

araʼ (Makasar) comes from Malay harap, from Old Javanese harep, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp — front.

araʼ (Makasar): to smell; to sniff

Definitions

  1. to smell; to sniff

Ancestry of “araʼ”, step by step

araʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay harap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayharapto hope; to wish
2Old Javaneseharepfront
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqadəpfront

via Arabic عَرَب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
2Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply

Words derived from “araʼ”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp →Every word from Old Javanese harep →Every word from Malay harap →
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