Where does “ፈረሰኛ” come from?

ፈረሰኛ (Amharic) comes from Amharic ፈረስ, from Proto-Semitic paras-, from Romanian pârî, from Old Church Slavonic пьрѣти, from Proto-Slavic pьrěti — to quarrel, deny, renounce.

ፈረሰኛ (Amharic): cavalry

Definitions

  1. cavalry

Ancestry of “ፈረሰኛ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Amharicፈረስhorse
2Proto-Semiticparas-—
3Romanianpârîto denounce; accuse
4Old Church Slavonicпьрѣтиto quarrel, argue, dispute; to deny, contradict,...
5Proto-Slavicpьrětito quarrel, deny, renounce

Words derived from “ፈረሰኛ”

Every word from Proto-Slavic pьrěti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic пьрѣти →Every word from Romanian pârî →