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Where does “aradr” come from?

aradr (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic aradr, from Proto-Celtic aratrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

aradr (Welsh): plough

Definitions

  1. plough

Ancestry of “aradr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicaradrplow/plough
2Proto-Celticaratromplough/plow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érh₃tromplough, ard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
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