Where does “araru” come from?
araru (Tausug) comes from Tagalog araro, from Spanish arado, from Old Spanish aradro, from Latin arātrum, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
araru (Tausug): plow
Definitions
- plow
Ancestry of “araru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | araro | plough |
| 2 | Spanish | arado | plough |
| 3 | Old Spanish | aradro | — |
| 4 | Latin | arātrum | plough or plow a device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂érh₃trom | plough, ard |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |