Where does “-ara” come from?

-ara (Polish) comes from Polish -arz, from Old Polish -arz, from Proto-Slavic -ařь, from Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

-ara (Polish): appended to form feminine nouns, often used in slang

Definitions

  1. appended to form feminine nouns, often used in slang

Ancestry of “-ara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-arz-er
2Old Polish-arzforms agent nouns
3Proto-Slavic-ařь-er
4Gothic-𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “-ara”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Polish -arz →