𒀀𒀀𒊏

Hittite

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Etymology

According to Kloekhorst, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂or-o-, o-grade form of *h₂er- (“to fit”), with the laryngeal neutralized before PIE */o/. Cognate with Lycian [script needed] (ara-, “rite”), Sanskrit अरम् (áram, “fittingly”), ऋत (ṛtá, “truth”), Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω (ararískō, “to join”).

Adverb

𒀀𒀀𒊏 • (a-a-ra /āra/)

right, proper
properly

Derived terms

𒀀𒊏𒀸 (a-ra-aš /⁠arāš⁠/, “friend”)

References

Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 198f

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