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Where does “-ара” come from?

-ара (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ukrainian -яра, from Russian -яр, from Proto-Slavic -ařь, from Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

-ара (Serbo-Croatian): Suffix appended to words to create a feminine...

Definitions

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine...

Ancestry of “-ара”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-яра—
2Russian-ярUsually denoting occupation or agent. Compare to...
3Proto-Slavic-ařь-er
4Gothic-𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-ārius—
7Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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