Where does “ara” come from?

ara (Nauruan) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian daʀaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian daʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀaq, from Azerbaijani -ək, from Proto-Turkic *-gek — Forms deverbal nouns.

ara (Nauruan): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “ara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiandaʀaq—
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiandaʀaq—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaʀaqblood
4Azerbaijani-ək—
5Proto-Turkic*-gekForms deverbal nouns
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-gek →Every word from Azerbaijani -ək →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daʀaq →
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