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Where does “Amaru” come from?

Amaru (Romanian) comes from Romanian amar, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

Ancestry of “Amaru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianamarbitter, rancid; bitter, rude
2Latinamārus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
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