Where does “ፈረስ” come from?

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

ፈረስ (Amharic): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “ፈረስ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ፈረስ

Every word from Proto-Slavic pьrětiEvery word from Old Church Slavonic пьрѣтиEvery word from Romanian pârî
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