Where does “არა” come from?

არა (Svan) comes from Proto-Kartvelian arwa-, from Proto-Semitic ʔarbaʕ- — four.

არა (Svan): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “არა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kartvelianarwa-eight
2Proto-Semiticʔarbaʕ-four
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔarbaʕ- →Every word from Proto-Kartvelian arwa- →