Re: [tied] Re: Accepted cognates of Arya?

Nor can German Ehre, Old English a:r, Old Norse eir be cognate to Indo-Iranian *arya-; they go back to Proto-Germanic *ais-/*aiz-. Greek aristos contains the superlative suffix <-isto-> added to <ar->, which is usually connected with PIE *h2ar(h1)- 'fit together (skilfully)' (cf. Latin ars 'art') and is not likely to have anything to do with *arya-. Truth to tell, I know no _certain_ cognates of *arya- outside Indo-Iranian (even Celtic *ario- admits of more than one etymological interpretation).

Piotr

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Subject: [tied] Re: Accepted cognates of Arya?

> What are some of the accepted IE cognates of Arya and Ariia? > > Are Eire, Ehre and Aristos accepted? Any others? Irish Eire is not cognate with arya - it comes from a Proto-Irish *Iueriu (evidenced by its Welsh cognate Iwerddon, derived from the genitive form of *Iueriu, *Iuerionas), ultimately from PIE *pi-wer- "fat fertile".