Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “ark” come from?

ark (Middle Low German) comes from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

Ancestry of “ark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
2Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “ark”

  • arkistoida
  • arkkiveisu
  • digitaaliarkistointi
  • arkistointi
  • kansallisarkisto
  • arkisto
  • paperiarkki
  • hiomapaperiarkki
  • arkki
  • slipark
  • ark
  • ark
  • ark
  • ark
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