Where does “ari” come from?
ari (Malay) comes from Javanese Ari, from Old Javanese ari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huaji-q, from Proto-Austronesian *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian Suaji — sibling.
ari (Malay): Alternative form of adik
Ancestry of “ari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Javanese | Ari | — |
| 2 | Old Javanese | ari | the young |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | huaji-q | Alternative form of *huaji |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *huaji | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | Suaji | sibling |