Where does “amaru” come from?

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

amaru (Sicilian): bitter; third-person plural preterite active...

Definitions

  1. bitter; third-person plural preterite active...

Ancestry of “amaru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamārusbitter (taste)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós →Every word from Latin amārus →