Proto-Basque: *(H)aro
Meaning: 1 knot of tree 2 *stick, pole
Bizkaian: ara-ka 1
Roncalese: ara-kaldi 2
Comments: RNC arakaldi is glossed as 'tanda de palos / volée de coups de bāton', implying underlying *(H)aro 'stick, pole': for formation cf. besa-ka (BNV) 'rama(s) de un árbol' < *beśo 'arm'.