Where does “arranhar” come from?
arranhar (Portuguese) comes from Spanish arañar, from Spanish arar, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
arranhar (Portuguese): to scratch
Ancestry of “arranhar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | arañar | to scratch |
| 2 | Spanish | arar | sandarac tree, "Tetraclinis"; common juniper,... |
| 3 | Latin | arō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | araō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éryeti | to be ploughing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
Words derived from “arranhar”