Where does “përpara” come from?

përpara (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian pər-parə-a, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥H-e/o-s — before, in front.

Ancestry of “përpara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianpər-parə-a
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥H-e/o-sbefore, in front

Words derived from “përpara

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥H-e/o-sEvery word from Proto-Albanian pər-parə-a
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