Where does “arak” come from?

arak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

arak (Serbo-Croatian): double sheet

Definitions

  1. double sheet

Ancestry of “arak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
2Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyom →Every word from Latin solium →