Where does “ʻārio” come from?

ʻārio (Samoan) comes from Ancient Greek ἄργυρος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

Ancestry of “ʻārio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄργυροςsilver; money
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering

Words derived from “ʻārio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄργυρος →
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