Where does “përafri” come from?
përafri (Albanian) comes from Albanian për, from Albanian një, from Albanian herë, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
përafri (Albanian): approximation
Definitions
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Ancestry of “përafri”, step by step
përafri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian për
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | për | for; API; per |
| 2 | Albanian | një | one; a |
| 3 | Albanian | herë | time; an instant of time, instance; multiplied... |
| 4 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Albanian afër
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | afër | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | apsera | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 4 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 6 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 7 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |