Etymology

aras

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Turkish Aras ← Persian ارس ← Proto-Iranian *Raxsā-
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The story

  1. Proto-Iranian · derived from*Raxsā-“swift-flowing”
  2. Persian · derived fromارس
  3. Turkish · borrowed fromAras
  4. English todayAras

From Turkish Aras, from Persian ارس (aras), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *Raxsā- (“swift-flowing”). Compare Sanskrit रङ्घते (raṅghate, “to hasten, run”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.