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...
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- Suffix appended to words to create a feminine...
Ancestry of “-ара”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | -яра | — |
| 2 | Russian | -яр | Usually denoting occupation or agent. Compare to... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ařь | -er |
| 4 | Gothic | -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |