*H-r-k- “sun, silver, gold, fire”
PMA: arka “sun, ray” Sankrit, and arkin “radiant” Sanskrit alo “light” Bengali IENH 376 : *?[a|ë]l- “to make a fire, light, ignite, kindle, burn” Proto-Nostratic > *?h[e|a]l- “to burn” Proto-IndoEuropean *?[a|ë]l- “to make a fire, light, ignite, kindle, burn” Proto-AfroAsiatic IENH 403: *Hh[a|ë]r-ak'y- “to glisten” Proto-Nostratic > *Hh[e|a|Ø]rk- “to glisten” Proto-IndoEuropean *H[a|ë]r[a|ë]k'y “to glisten” Proto-AfroAsiatic VISW: *H-r-G.- Pre-IndoEuropean-AfroAsiatic *HáraG- intr. Pre-IndoEuropean-AfroAsiatic *arg- “shine” Proto-IndoEuropean argós “shining, gleaming bright” Greek argés “shimmering white” Greek argi:los “white clay” Greek arguphos, argupheos “gleaming” Greek árjuna- “white, light” Sanskrit arguros “silver” Greek argentum “silver” Latin argat “silver” Old Irish artsath “silver” Armenian *HaráG.- Pre-IndoEuropean-AfroAsiatic *r-g- Proto-IndoEuropean high tone grade rajatá- “white” Sanskrit rajatám hiranjam “white gold, = silver” (> rajatám “silver”) Sanskrit rá:jati “gleams” Sanskrit *H-r-G- Pre-AfroAsiatic H-r-d- Arabic 'iHri:dun “Saflor, Carthamus tinctorius (used for dyeing yellow)” Arabic Herå3å: “yellow” Syrian Hrs “gold” Phoenician Ha:ru:s “gold” Hebrew (poet.) extended grade Xura:su “gold” Assyrian EIEC: *H2rg-[u|es]- “white”, *H2rg-nt-om “silver” *H2rg-nt-om argat “silver” Old Irish ariant “silver” Welsh argentum “silver” Latin arguros “silver” Greek argés “white” Greek aregetud “silver” Umbrian arcat “silver” Armenian harkis “white” Hittite ërëzatëm “silver” Avestan *H2rg-nt-om, zero grade ardata- “silver” Old Persian ærzæt- “silver” Ossetian *H2erg-w-H1en- árju-na- “light, white” Sanskrit a:rki “white” TokharianA a:rkwi “white” TokharianB HB: argi “light, bright” Basque PMS: ila “to shine” Sumerian PMA: aldo- “sun” Kapampangan, Ifugao algo- “sun” Igorot (sic) algew- “sun” Bontok algaw- “sun” Itawis alongan- “sun” Manobo aldew- “sun” Dumagat s-aldang- “sun” Bikol adlaw- “sun” Cebuano, Illonggo, Aklanon alo, aro- “sun” common Melanesian adraw- “sun” Indonesia adaw- “sun” Kadai araw- “sun” Tagalog ilaw- “light” Tagalog ila- “fire” Gogodala ira- “fire” Awa, Fasu ara- “fire” Kaygir ira- “fire” Kwale era- “fire” Kiwai aldaw- “daylight, day” Ilocano Back