Where does “-ar” come from?
-ar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـر, from Welsh -gar, from Proto-Celtic karos — dear, beloved.
-ar (Turkish): aorist tense marker
Ancestry of “-ar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ـر | — |
| 2 | Welsh | -gar | adjectival suffix, often indicating tendency,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | karos | dear, beloved |