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Where does “Πειραιεύς” come from?

Πειραιεύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πέρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “Πειραιεύς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέραbeyond
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Πειραιεύς”

  • Piraeus
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