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
- bitter; third-person plural preterite active...
Ancestry of “amaru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | amārus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mós | raw; uncooked; bitter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |