Where does “aroha” come from?
aroha (Maori) comes from Portuguese arrojar, from Spanish arrojar, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.
aroha (Maori): Love
Ancestry of “aroha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | arrojar | to throw; to drag; to throw oneself |
| 2 | Spanish | arrojar | to throw, to hurl, to toss, to fling; to emit; to... |
| 3 | Latin | rotō | — |
| 4 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |